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1361) The Benefit-sharing Fund: Crop diversity for food security
The Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF) is a fund established under the International Treaty to support projects that manage plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) for the benefit of farmers in developing countries. Activities supported by this Fund include conservation, characterization and...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
1362) Seeds for Needs factsheet 1: A participatory approach for landrace evaluation
This factsheet summarizes an initiative involving farmers in Ethiopia to evaluate wheat accessions and identify those suitable for their circumstances. The aim of the approach is to better understand the priority traits of farmers so that plant breeders can identify priority accessions for distribution....
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2015
1363) BSF project "Management, Development & Utilization of Various Crops Plants for Sustainable Food Availability"
" Management, Development & Utilization of Various Crops Plants for Sustainable Food Availability" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Second Cycle). The National Research Institute of Indonesia, ICABIOGRAD, is working with...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia
Publication year: N/A
1364) Five Indigenous Farming Practices Enhancing Food Security
On the 2017 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The Declaration, formally adopted in 2007, is an international human rights instrument that sets a standard for...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2017
1365) Busia County: Growing indigenous vegetables to harvest social and environmental benefits
Podcast - In this episode the public food procurement in Busia County, Kenya, is explored with the help of food and biodiversity expert Victor Wasike. Victor provides a 360° view of Busia’s public food procurement, which is inspiring for its social, economic and environmental impacts. Busia’s public...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021