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1531) Embedding Cultivated Diversity in Society for Agro-Ecological Transition
This review is grounded on the results of DIVERSIFOOD, a European H2020 multi-actor research project, and explores the concept of cultivated diversity using various dimensions relevant to foster sustainable organic food systems and agro-ecological transition. From the evaluation of underutilized genetic...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global; Europe
Publication year: 2020
1532) Foods from the past, foods of the future
Webinar hosted by IFAD the 23 March 2021 - Agrobiodiversity is a strategic asset to fight food and nutrition insecurity, climate change and poverty. There are over 5,000 food crops, but global food systems continue to be dominated by only a few (rice, maize and wheat). While neglected and underutilized...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
1533) Community seed banks: Origins, Evolution and Prospects
This book reviews the history and evolution of community seed banks (CSBs), including experiences, challenges and future prospects. It is presented in two parts: 1) a comparative analysis of key aspects of CSBs (origins and evolution, functions and activities, governance and management, technical issues,...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa; Asia; Europe; Global; Latin America and the Caribbean; North America
Publication year: 2015
1534) Seeds for Needs: crop diversity for resilience
This factsheet presents the Bioversity International's Seeds for Needs approach, the ‘triadic comparisons of technologies’ (tricot), which provides an effective and cost-efficient way to improve and diversify smallholder seed systems through better information and access to a portfolio of adapted...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
1535) Crop wild relative diversity and conservation planning in two isolated oceanic islands of a biodiversity hotspot (Mauritius and Rodrigues)
The rising need for crop diversification to mitigate the impacts of climate change on food security urges the exploration of crop wild relatives (CWR) as potential genetic resources for crop improvement. This study aimed at assessing the diversity of CWR of the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019