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Infomusa: La revue internationale sur bananiers et plantains: Vol. 14(1)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104890
Abstract
Infomusa is an international journal on bananas and plantains published in English, French and Spanish
Publication year
2005
Authors
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
Full Citation
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and…
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Strategy for regional collaboration 2014-2016 - APFORGEN
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104519
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More than a thousand tree species in Asia and the Pacific are actively managed, for diverse purposes such as timber, non-timber products and ecosystem services. At the same time, many of the region’s tree species are under threat. Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme (APFORGEN) is a programme and network for enhancing the conservation and management of the region’s unique forest genetic resources. This Strategy outlines…
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Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104544
Abstract
Brief description of eight underutilized crops in rural Nepal that have become the focus of efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle and marketplace for farmers and locals in Nepal.
Publication year
2014
Authors
Sthapit, B.
Zucker, J.
Bennett, A.
Bioversity International…
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Cooperating to make the best use of plant genetic resources in West and Central Africa: a regional imperative
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104586
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Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture are a precious heritage of the people of West and Central Africa. The region is endowed with diversified agroecosystems in which crop diversity plays an integral role by contributing to the provision of food and ecosystem services. There is a growing challenge, however, in ensuring that those resources are sustainability used and…
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The impact of participation in Diversity Field Fora on farmer management of millet and Sorghum varieties in Mali
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104643
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Malian farmers have been cultivating millet and sorghum for millennia, but they are slow to adopt and develop modern varieties because it is difficult to observe the difference in yields in their fields, given the challenging local growing conditions. Farmer participatory approaches are therefore recommended. This paper applies an instrumental variables method to survey data…
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Improving nutrition with agricultural biodiversity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104646
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This guide describes the process and procedures for collecting important information required to assess local farming systems and agrobiodiversity, household food consumption norms and the nutritional status of vulnerable groups within a given population using specific indicators. Additionally, this guide provides a framework for practical implementation of a holistic program that focuses on creating a customized intervention based on…
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National strategic plan for the conservation and use of priority crop wild relatives in Republic of Mauritius
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104726
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The leaflet provides a summary of the major results achieved in Mauritius within the project: In Situ Conservation and Use of Crop Wild Relatives in three ACP countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region (2014 - 2016), during which a national strategic action plan for in situ conservation of CWR was developed.
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An analysis of the risk from Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum to banana cultivation in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104739
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Xanthomonas wilt, which is commonly known in East Africa as banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), banana bacterial wilt or enset wilt, is a devastating disease caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum. It was first reported in 1968 in Ethiopia, where it remained confined until it was observed in Uganda in 2001. The subsequent spread of the…
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Imbrication de la mise en oeuvre concertée et solidaire du Traité sur les ressources phytogénétiques et du Protocole de Nagoya dans le conexte d’objetifs de politiques nationales plus larges: un atelier destine à des équipes nationales d’acteurs de…
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/104748
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This report provides highlights from a workshop entitled “Embedding mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the context of broader national policy goals. A workshop for national teams of…
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Aprendiendo sobre la importancia de la agrobiodiversidad y el papel de las universidades
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104766
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La agrobiodiversidad — entendida como la diversidad de plantas yanimales que da soporte a los sistemas agrícolas — es un área importantede la ciencia y la política que poco se refleja en los programas y planesde estudio de las universidades. Esta hoja divulgativa analiza por qué esnecesario formar capacidad humana e institucional en la materia.
Publication year
2009…
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An empirical assessment of the effects of the 1994 In Trust Agreements on IRRI germplasm acquisition and distribution
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104781
Abstract
A study of the impact of the in-trust agreements demonstrated the importance of a clear legal environment for the genebanks. Requests for repatriation of rice germplasm from the International Rice Research Institute peaked in 1994, during the period of uncertainty. This coincided with a period of decline in acquisitions by the genebank. The signing of the in-trust…
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Guide methodologique des etudes ecologique et genetique sur la disponibilite de quelques especes a usage-multiples dans et autour des concessions forestieres dans le bassin du Congo
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104793
Publication year
2014
Authors
Taedoumg, H.E.
Maukonen, P.
Noutcheu, R.
Full Citation
Taedoumg, H.; Maukonen, P.; Noutcheu, R. (eds.) (2014) Guide methodologique des…
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Guide methodologique des etudes nutritionelles dans le bassin du Congo
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104804
Publication year
2014
Authors
Donn, P.
Full Citation
Donn, P. (ed.) (2014) Guide methodologique des etudes nutritionelles dans le bassin du Congo. n. 19 p.
Publication Type
Working Paper
Congo
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Usage des resources naturelles autour des concessions forestieres: perspectives pour une gestion forestiere multi-usages dans le Bassin du Congo
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104815
Publication year
2014
Authors
Mnoumbissi, D.
Makoudjou, A.
Lescuyer, G.
Levang, P.
Full Citation
Mnoumbissi, D.; Makoudjou, A.; Lescuyer, G.; Levang, P. (2014) Usage des resources naturelles…
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Chenilles ou bois d'oeuvre? Quelle utilisation privilegier pour le Tali et le Sapelli dans les forets de la Republique Democratique du Congo?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104826
Publication year
2014
Authors
Muvatsi, P.
Tieguhong, J.C.
Kahindo, J.M.
Snook, Laura K.
Full Citation
Muvatsi, P.; Tieguhong, J.; Kahindo, J.M.; Snook, L. (2014) Chenilles ou bois d'…
