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476) Business Skills for Small-scale Seed Producers: Handbooks for Small-Scale Seed Producers. Handbook 2
This handbook presents some basic information for establishing a small scale seed production business, as one which provides important services to a community: permanent availability of good quality seed, or the possibility of introducing new varieties. Issues covered include an analysis of the need...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2002
477) Amaranth - A tale of two supply chains in Mexico
To profile amaranth production in Mexico, the authors selected two organizations that focus on the cultivation and promotion of amaranth as a tool for regional food sovereignty, resilience to climate change, and the creation of economic opportunities. The first, Quali, grows and manufactures value added...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A
478) Traditional crops for household food security and factors associated with on-farm diversity in the Mountains of Nepal
Traditional crops play an important role in household food security and livelihood needs of mountain communities, while at the same time safeguarding crop biodiversity for future generations. This study aims to analyse socio-economic, farm-specific agro-ecological and market factors influencing cultivation...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
479) Using a Choice Experiment to Estimate Farmers’ Valuation of Agrobiodiversity on Hungarian Small Farms
Agrobiodiversity is a crucial environmental resource. Much of the agrobiodiversity remaining in situ today is found on the semi-subsistence farms of poorer countries and the small-scale farms or home gardens of more industrialised nations. The traditional farms of Hungary are an example. Labelled “home...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2006
480) Introduction to On-farm Organic Plant Breeding
This manual provides an overview of on-farm organic plant breeding methods, including an overview of basic genetics, farm-based experimental design, and appropriate breeding techniques for organic farms, among other useful background and instruction.
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2014