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1651) A holistic approach to enhance the use of neglected and underutilized species: the case of Andean grains in Bolivia and Peru
The IFAD-NUS project, implemented over the course of a decade in two phases, represents the first UN-supported global effort on neglected and underutilized species (NUS). This initiative, deployed and tested a holistic and innovative value chain framework using multi-stakeholder, participatory, inter-disciplinary,...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2014
1652) Shining a Brighter Light: Comprehensive Evidence on Adoption and Diffusion of CGIAR-Related Innovations in Ethiopia
In recent decades, the agricultural sector in Ethiopia has seen a sustained period of growth, which is believed to have contributed in turn to economic growth and poverty reduction. This report focused on the success of agricultural innovations in the last 20 years in Ethiopia, in particular those linked...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
1653) Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA)
This factsheet presents the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA), which was officially inaugurated on February 2020, at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Research Station in Côte d’Ivoire. It holds the largest collection of African rice in the world and the largest rice collection in Africa,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
1654) Pearl millet genomic vulnerability to climate change in West Africa highlights the need for regional collaboration
Climate change is already affecting agro-ecosystems and threatening food security by reducing crop productivity and increasing harvest uncertainty. Mobilizing crop diversity could be an efficient way to mitigate its impact. This study tested this hypothesis in pearl millet, a nutritious staple cereal...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
1655) Guiding sector transformation: The case of integrated seed sector development in Ethiopia
This document aims to disentangle the success of the programme Integrated Seed Sector Development in Ethiopia (ISSD Ethiopia) and its approach towards facilitating systemic change. It shares lessons learned with those who strive to guide sector transformation elsewhere. The case study begins in 2018...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020