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1326) Crowdsourcing crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a proposal for a scalable and inclusive approach to food security
In sub-Saharan Africa, modern varieties released by the formal seed sector cover only a small part of the total crop acreage. Participatory approaches to crop improvement and seed production have been developed to overcome some of the barriers to modern variety development and seed distribution, but...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2011
1327) Support network for local conservation (in situ/on farm) of plant genetic resources in Brazil and integration with Embrapa genebanks
BSF Project - Fifth Cycle. Target Countries: Brazil.
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A
1328) Peasant Seeds in France: Fostering A More Resilient Agriculture
This paper investigates the positive and negative aspects associated with the development of alternative seed procurement networks in France. The findings indicate that peasant seed networks can effectively contribute to overcoming many of the structural blockages with which French agriculture is confronted,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019
1329) Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) for Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) in Rice
Final technical report – This report discusses the findings on the application of marker-evaluated selection (MES) and marker-assisted selection (MAS) in a partnership programme involving participatory plant breeding (PPB) in Nepal and India. The project resulted in the development of novel varieties...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2006
1330) New Global Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Gets Underway
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are critical for achieving and maintaining global food security and nutrition. In order to monitor progress in the conservation and use of these essential resources, countries around the world have agreed to undertake periodic assessments of the...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020