401) Biodiversity for food and agriculture - Frequently asked questions

The issue of biodiversity loss is attracting increasing attention worldwide. Yet, information related to biodiversity, particularly in the context of food and agriculture, can be challenging to communicate.Based on information found in FAO’s report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2020

402) White Paper on the COVID-19 Crisis and the Seed Sector in Africa: Impact, Options for Actions and Recommendations

Resolution (v) of the Declaration on Food Security and Nutrition during the COVID-19 Pandemic committed members States to “ensuring that farmers have timely access to quality equipment and crop inputs, including seeds and planting material this season.” This resolution underscored seed as a fundamental...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Africa

Publication year: 2020

403) On-farm management and participatory evaluation of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan [L.] Millspaugh) diversity across the agro-ecological zones of the Republic of Benin

Pigeonpea is a multipurpose food legume crop that contributes to food security in the Republic of Benin. For the establishment of conservation and breeding programs, previous ethnobotanical surveys on pigeonpea were done in Benin but restricted to south and central regions. In previous years, pigeonpea...

Subject: Crop diversity

Regions: Africa

Publication year: 2020

404) To make a dish you need a seed

Subject: Crop diversity; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Seed system; Training, Capacity Development

Regions: Europe; Global

Publication year: 2016

405) Local village seed systems and pearl millet seed quality in Niger

Donors have invested more than US$45 million in seed production projects in Niger during the past two decades. These investments have largely failed. Public seed systems consistently supplied less than 2% of the total national seed planted by farmers. Through subsidies, seed prices represent less than...

Subject: Seed system; Training, Capacity Development

Regions: Africa

Publication year: 2001