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Listening to different voices - revealing local knowledge through research
In this new video, young scientists talk about the challenges they faced doing participatory research and how they worked creatively to overcome them.
Maria Fernandez, Honorary Research Fellow, Bioversity International, introduces this new video, in which young scientists talk about the challenges they faced doing participatory research and how they worked creatively to overcome them.
Rural communities manage natural resources under diverse and changing…
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Kick the silos to tackle SDGs
Making links and using multi-functional approaches are the only way to achieve sustainable development goals on food, nutrition, health and the environment. A report on EAT at the Global Landscapes Forum, 2015.
We are a growing population living on this small planet, our only home. Each of us has the right to a healthy life, as agreed by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all the nations of the world just a few months ago.
Our planet is finite and therefore we need to be smart in the…
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Call for abstracts for 2016 ISHS-ProMusa Symposium
The symposium will focus on agroecological approaches to promote innovative banana production systems. Taking place from 10-15 October 2016 in Montpellier, France, it is organized by ProMusa and hosted by CIRAD.
The 2016 ISHS-ProMusa Symposium – Agroecological approaches to promote innovative banana production systems – will take place from 10-15 October 2016 in Montpellier, France, and will focus on agroecological approaches to promote innovative banana production systems. …
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Women from four corners of the globe share stories of food and empowerment in Milan
Five custodian farmers from Bolivia, India, Italy and Mali and numerous partners came to Bioversity International's co-organized event to voice their opinions and tell stories of women's empowerment through the use and marketing of agricultural biodiversity.
Agricultural biodiversity and women’s knowledge and actions regarding its use and conservation are often overlooked by research agendas. Women need to be recognized as custodians of agricultural…
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Forest in the lab – new film explains genetic monitoring of forests
In a new video, Bernd Degen, Head of the Institute of Forest Genetics at von Thünen Institute, Germany and one of the partners in the FORGER project, explains the essence of genetic monitoring and walks us through the laboratories where samples of trees are examined.
In this short video, Bernd Degen, Head of the Institute of Forest Genetics at von Thünen Institute, Germany and one of the partners in the FORGER project, explains the essence of genetic monitoring…
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Celebrating 90 Years – Geneticist M.S. Swaminathan
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan celebrates his 90th birthday today, a man who remains driven by his passionate belief that agricultural biodiversity is key for food and livelihood security.
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan celebrates his 90th birthday today, a man who remains driven by his passionate belief that agricultural biodiversity is key for food and livelihood security – a passion that has transformed agriculture in his native India as well as across the world.
Speaking in…
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Research through theatre – using participatory methods to spark discussion and empower local communities
Marketing may be a difficult concept to explain to people who are involved in only some stages of the value chain. Theatre can be a useful tool to convey complex issues to a diversified social group, with different levels of education, in an engaging and fun way.
By Ewa Hermanowicz
How does one engage farming communities in markets?
Marketing may be a difficult concept to explain to people who are involved in only some stages of…
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Wild edible plants take centre stage in Turkey plant and food festival
Teresa Borelli
The colours, smells and tastes of wild food diversity dominated the stalls of vegetable and wild herb sellers at the 6th edition of the Alaçatı Herb Festival in Western Turkey. Teresa Borelli, Programme Specialist, Nutrition and Marketing Diversity reports.
The colours, smells and tastes of wild food diversity dominated the stalls of vegetable and wild herb sellers from all over the Aegean Region at the 6th edition of the…
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10 videos about fruit trees in Central Asia
We present 10 videos on our work in Central Asia on the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity and their wild relatives. Learn more about where apples, grapes, walnuts, and other fruit species come from.
Where do apples, grapes, walnuts and apricots come from? These fruits that are so familiar to the West actually originate mostly from Central Asia, a region that spans five resource-rich countries that get little attention from the outside world.
For more than 15 years,…
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African leafy vegetables: a nutritious income source in Benin
A new video about traditional leafy vegetables in Benin tells us about their important nutritional benefits and how they are grown, bought and sold in local food systems.
A new video about traditional leafy vegetables in Benin tells us about their important nutritional benefits and how they are grown, bought and sold in local food systems.
Traditional African leafy vegetables are valuable for many different reasons. They hold cultural importance, are well…
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Tackling the implementation gap of climate adaptation strategies: understanding policy translation in Brazil and Colombia
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119927
Publication year
2022
Authors
Milhorance, Carolina
Howland, Fanny C.
Sabourin, Eric
Le Coq, Jean-François
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Milhorance, C.; Howland, F.; Sabourin, E.; Le Coq, J.F. (2022) Tackling the implementation gap of climate adaptation…
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Honduras launches AgriLAC Resiliente, a regional initiative to strengthen food systems in the region
AgriLAC Resiliente is a regional CGIAR initiative that seeks to improve the livelihoods of producers in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the support of national governments, the private sector, civil society, and regional and global donors and partners. AgriLAC will also benefit farmers in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala,…
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Bioversity International Financial Statements 2021 for the year ended 31 December: Including independent auditor's report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119997
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Bioversity International’s financial mandate includes maintaining accountability and transparency in its finances, and to evaluate and communicate direct impact from our work to our donors, partners and the wider research and development community.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Bioversity…
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How application of agricultural waste can enhance soil health in soils acidified by tea cultivation: A review
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115306
Publication year
2022
Authors
Le, Viet San
Herrmann, Laetitia
Hudek, Lee
Binh, Nguyen Thi
Bräu, Lambert
Lesueur, Didier
Full Citation
Le, V.S.; Herrmann, L.; Hudek, L.; Binh, N.T.; Bräu, L.;…
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Empowering Rural Communities in Teso North and South, Busia County to own their successes
Irene Mudiovo Induli, Céline Termote, Edith Mutui
In 2021, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in collaboration with Save the Children and Busia County government, launched the project on ‘Improving dietary quality and livelihoods using farm and wild biodiversity through an integrated community-…
