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1656) E-learning: The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing
This course provides an overview of the legal and historical perspectives that led to the development of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (Multilateral System). It emphasizes the importance of the exchange and transfer of plant genetic resources in order to feed a growing global...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023
1657) Introduction to ClimMob
This video is an introduction to ClimMob which is an online software for agricultural citizen science, it relies on a citizen science approach called tricot. The idea behind this software is "Instead of a few researchers carrying out complicated field trials, large numbers of farmers or gardeners carry...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2018
1658) New maize varieties highlight continued breeding progress in yield and quality
The British Society of Plant Breeder’s 2021 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists provide a range of varieties for farmers to select from, with parameters such as dry matter yield, in relation to favourable or less favourable growing conditions within the suitable maturity range for the farm location. This...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
1659) Conservation and Use of Latin American Maize Diversity: Pillar of Nutrition Security and Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Latin America is the center of domestication and diversity of maize, the second most cultivated crop worldwide. In this region, maize landraces are fundamental for food security, livelihoods, and culture. Nevertheless, genetic erosion (i.e., the loss of genetic diversity and variation in a crop) threatens...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2021
1660) How to do note: Market needs and emerging opportunities assessment in NUS value chains
This How to Do Note is part of a series of five Notes that accompany the NUS Operational Framework. The How to Do Notes offer recommendations on practical methods, approaches, and tools for use-enhancement of NUS in both design and implementation of IFAD-funded projects to support more nutrition-sensitive...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021