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1311) Treaty Talks Podcast: Drawing lessons from crop diversity data for future food security
Cassandra Quave in conversation with Álvaro Toledo (Deputy Secretary of the International Plant Treaty) and Luigi Guarino (Director of Science at the Global Crop Diversity Trust) on global trends regarding plants that feed the world. Host and guests discuss a recently published study that shows how...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023
1312) Understanding and Strengthening Informal Seed Markets
Informal markets receive little attention from governments and researchers, despite their centrality to farmers’ seed security. This paper documents the importance of informal markets for supplying seed and restocking critical plant genetic resources, in normal and stress periods. It analyses farmers’...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global; Africa
Publication year: 2010
1313) The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers' rights
This article addresses the question of how Community Seed Banks (CSBs) contribute to the establishment of the farmers’ rights defined by the ITPGRFA. After explaining the origin, main definitions and implementation modalities of farmers’ rights, four case studies from Côte d’Ivoire, India, Zimbabwe...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Africa; Asia
Publication year: 2020
1314) A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Wild Food Plants and Food System of Tribal Cultures in the Hindu Kush Mountain Range; a Way Forward for Balancing Human Nutrition and Food Security
The tribal belt of the Hindu Kush mountains is famous for its unique culture, ethnography, wild food plants, food systems, and traditional knowledge. People in this region gather wild plants and plant parts using them directly or in traditional cuisine, or sell them in local markets. However, there is...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2021
1315) Agroclimatic Zones and Cropping Systems in the Southwestern Regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Characterization, Classification and Improvement Potential
The southwestern regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are geographically and agriculturally diverse. Over millennia, crop production in these regions has evolved to use renewable water resources sustainably. This study analysed environmental and crop production data for 58 governorates in KSA’s...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Near East
Publication year: 2022