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461) Strengthening smallholder farmers’ capacity to adapt to climate change: roles of community seedbanks
Community seed banks are repositories of local genetic diversity that is often adapted to prevailing climate conditions including biotic stresses. They may be useful to contribute to community-based strategies for adaptation to climate change. This chapter provides evidence about actual and potential...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa
Publication year: 2021
462) European Hazelnut and Almond Genetic Resources: Safeguard and Traditional Uses
This article presents the European AGRI GEN RES SAFENUT project, including its methods and results, as an example of a resourceful strategy for reorganizing and sharing hazelnut and almond genetic resources. The project emphasizes how crucial it is to preserve not only genetic resources per se, but also...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2013
463) Conservation and management practices of traditional crop genetic diversity by the farmers: a case from Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal
Crop genetic diversity has been an important source of subsistence livelihoods and nutrition in the remote Himalayan region for local communities. This study documents the crop diversity, their current status and farmer’s knowledge and practices. The study documents 78 species of various crops which...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2018
464) Launch of the Seed Revolving Fund, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion Initiative in Tanzania
A Seed Revolving Fund initiative for sorghum and groundnut value chains has been launched in Tanzania to tackle the challenge of limited access of quality seeds of improved varieties in rural regions. In Tanzania, farmers generally source low-quality seeds from the grain market, eventually compromising...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
465) United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas Book of Illustrations
This is an illustration book exploring the several aspects of the UNDROP through compelling visuals. The book's aim is to spread awareness among rural communtieis as well as to be used as a tool to mobilizie communities and organize political training.
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Publication year: 2020