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491) Making Farmer-Managed Seed Systems Work. A comparative study between Tanzania and India
This publication aims to generate a better understanding over the seed landscapes in Tanzania and India. It compares the concepts, policies, actors, and existing strategies over seed systems in these two countries. Findings show that farmer-managed seed systems cannot function on their own without a...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa; Asia
Publication year: 2019
492) Caring for the seeds of the future during the quarantine
In this article, various Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT researchers working in laboratories, greenhouses, and experimental fields share their experiences in making sure that the collections of beans, cassava, bananas, and forages remain alive, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
493) The Solomon Islands: Exploring the biodiversity and sustainability of Indigenous food systems
This video explores the sustainability, resiliency, and diet transitions of the indigenous food system in Baniata village located in the Western Province of The Solomon Islands. Research support from the FAO of the United Nations, Bioversity International, and A4NH.
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: South West Pacific
Publication year: 2018
494) Field performance of farmer-selected wheat populations in Western Canada
This report describes a participatory plant breeding (PPB) programme for spring wheat in organic production initiated in Canada in 2011. The objective was to test the field performance and quality of farmer selected wheat populations and compare them with some registered varieties. The results of the...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2015
495) Does crop diversification lead to climate-related resilience? Improving the theory through insights on practice
In recent years, CGIAR researchers have investigated the effectiveness of using agrobiodiversity, and more particularly crop and crop varietal diversity, as an adaptive practice to mitigate climate-change impacts on agriculture and to contribute to rural household and community resilience. The hypothesis...
Subject: Crop diversity; Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2022