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1316) Global Strategy for Ex-Situ Conservation of Sweet Potato Genetic Resources
This document has been developed by the crop experts. The objective of this document is to provide a framework for the efficient and effective ex situ conservation of the globally important collections of sweet potato.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2007
1317) Lost Crops of Africa - Volume III: Fruits
This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes 24 little-known indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2008
1318) Seed policies and regulatory reforms
This chapter explores how policies, programs, and regulations related to seed and genetic resources are evolving across Africa, and whether these changes have the potential to improve farmers’ access to improved cultivars and quality seed. Several signs of progress in seed system development are highlighted...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
1319) No seeds, no future
For many generations subsistence farmers have successfully grown their own fruits and vegetables, and reared their own livestock. KwaHhohho in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, has a rich history of these traditional farming practices. But these are under threat, and this small farming community is fighting...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2013
1320) Germplasm exchange is critical to conservation of biodiversity and global food security
Global food security depends on the continual improvement of a relatively small number of food and feed crops. Today's food supply is heavily dependent on the movement of seed and other forms of plant germplasm for these crops across national and regional borders. As occurred during the Green Revolution,...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021