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391) Twenty Initiatives Saving Seeds for Future Generations
Many farmers groups, nonprofit organizations, and governments are working to conserve and enhance seed diversity through seed banks, exchange networks and cooperatives, and educational programs. This article highlights 20 important seed-saving projects across the globe that are helping preserve agricultural...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2017
392) Ensete ventricosum: A Multipurpose Crop against Hunger in Ethiopia
Ensete ventricosum is a traditional multipurpose crop mainly used as a staple/co-staple food for over 20 million people in Ethiopia. Despite this, scientific information about the crop is scarce. This review paper highlights that enset shows high genetic diversity within a population which in turn renders...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
393) Incentive Measures for Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Use
The incentives are recognized recently as the important measures for the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. Incentives and incentive measures are well recognized by the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), which encourages all Contracting Parties to adopt economically and socially...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
394) Participatory Research and On-Farm Management of Agricultural Biodiversity in Europe
European agriculture faces some serious challenges from climate change, environmental degradation and rural social decline. In this context, maintaining the diversity of the natural resource base and the multi-functionality of agriculture keeps options open for adapting successfully to changing conditions....
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2011
395) African Center for Biodiversity (ACB)
African Center for Biodiversity (ACB) was established in 2003 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and registered in 2004. Previously named the African Centre for Biosafety, the name change was effected in April 2015, to reflect the expanded scope of the ACB's work over the past few years beyond biosafety....
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A