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1421) Seeds that give: Participatory Plant Breeding
This book provides a brief examination of a decade of support for research targeted directly or indirectly at the field of participatory plant breeding. It begins with a review of the approach and key research questions, illustrated by brief reports on six diverse projects around the world. It examines...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Near East
Publication year: 2003
1422) BSF project "Use of genetic resources to establish a multi-country program of evolutionary participatory plant breeding"
" Use of genetic resources to establish a multi-country program of evolutionary participatory plant breeding" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Second Cycle). Farmers’ knowledge is being used to support and strengthen...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Near East
Publication year: N/A
1423) The national gene bank: safeguarding tomorrow's biodiversity
Humanity's future depends on the diversity of the species living on our planet, as they provide present and future generations with a food source and a healthy environment. In Switzerland, many varieties of plants are stored in the national gene bank maintained by Agroscope, the Swiss centre of excellence...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
1424) Innovations in Seed Systems: Lessons from the CCRP-funded project “Sustaining Farmer-Managed Seed Initiatives in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso”
This publication highlights the complexity of issues and actors across the whole of a “seed system.” Throughout the seed value chain, a multitude of opportunities exist for thoughtful funding in research and development to improve the performance of the overall system. The report highlights elements...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2014
1425) Germplasm Acquisition and Distribution by CGIAR Genebanks
The international collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) hosted by 11 CGIAR Centers are important components of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s global system of conservation and use of PGRFA. They also play an important supportive role in realizing...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020