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1291) Preliminary impact appraisal of cocoa value chain rehabilitation in Ghana: 2018–2028
Preliminary assessments of the cocoa value chain from using FAO's EX-ACT Value Chain tool show that it has a significant potential to improve farmer incomes while mitigating climate change. With a renovation and rehabilitation strategy of implementing cocoa shadow agroforestry in low-yielding old plantation...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021
1292) Olive Alive – Project
Olive Alive is a LIFE project that proposes a model of olive growing based on respect for nature and the quality of oils obtaines, which helps reverse biodiversity loss and contributes to a better profitability of the olive grove. It is an initiative to increase the profitability of the olive grove by...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A
1293) Mapping the Diversity of Maize Races in Mexico
Traditional landraces of maize are cultivated throughout more than one-half of Mexico's cropland. Efforts to organize in situ conservation of this important genetic resource have been limited by the lack of knowledge of regional diversity patterns. Authors used recent and historic collections of maize...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2014
1294) Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and Ecosystem Restoration - Webinar
GIAHS site representatives from China, Japan, Peru, Morocco, Spain and Tanzania shared their experiences and challenges on the sustainable use of natural resources as well as the types and functions of their ecosystem services. They explored how GIAHS can contribute to the objectives of the UN Decade...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa; Europe
Publication year: 2021
1295) A voyage from potato fields in the Andean mountains of Peru
This is the story of a spiritual journey made by Quechua farmers bringing their cherished potato seeds from the Potato Park in Peru to Svalbard, in Norway. It is a voyage from potato fields high in the Andean mountains of Peru to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault: a fail-safe seed storage facility built...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean; Europe
Publication year: 2017