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Agricultural biodiversity for “The Future We Want” – a close-up on indigenous perspectives
Indigenous peoples from around the world gathered in Shillong, in north-east India, for the second Indigenous Terra Madre, where agricultural biodiversity was at the centre of discussion. Read the report by Bioversity International staff.
Indigenous peoples from around the world gathered in Shillong, in north-east India…
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New digital map of Barotse speaks both the language of scientists and farmers
In light of the 8th Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, Bioversity International researcher Natalia Estrada-Carmona reveals a new digital map of Zambia's unique Barotse floodplain which will not only allow researchers to assess the capacity of the landscape to provide nutritious food but also analyze the trade-offs and synergies between…
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Global Blight Threatens Bananatastrophe in Mozambique
Bananas are under serious threat as a deadly fungus rampages its way through farms, landing recently in Africa. Eldad Karamura, Senior Scientist, Bioversity International, explains in this Voice of America article why the humble banana may soon become toast.
Bananas are under serious threat as a deadly fungus rampages its way through farms, landing…
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Pushing the levers of change that drive how we produce and eat food
EAT, the Stockholm Resilience Centre and CGIAR organized a writeshop at Bioversity International, Rome HQ earlier this month. Interdisciplinary experts set to work to identify the levers of change needed to produce enough nutritious, high quality food in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner.
Earlier this month, EAT, the…
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Seed savers of Gumbu
A recently established South African community seedbank is entirely managed by women. Ronnie Vernooy, Genetic Resources Policy Specialist, explains how Bioversity International is supporting farmers to improve traditional seed-saving practices.
A recently established South African community seedbank is entirely managed by women. Ronnie Vernooy, Genetic Resources Policy Specialist,…
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Malezi Bora – Food Biodiversity for Improved Nutrition in Kenya
The final report of the series from Vihiga County, Kenya, where a research initiative is empowering the community to better use available agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition all the year round. Esther Odera, Nutrition Coordinator reports.
Part 3 of three special reports from Vihiga County, Kenya, where a research initiative is…
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Community action for improved nutrition gathers momentum in Kenya
Part 2 of three special reports from Vihiga County, Kenya, where a research initiative is empowering the community to better use available agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition all year round.
Part 2 of three special reports from Vihiga County, Kenya, where a research initiative is empowering the community to better use available…
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Linking people, nature and prosperity to ecosystem services - yes we can!
How are ecosystem services linked to nature, people and prosperity? How can we shift attention from a singular emphasis on yield to healthy rural landscapes that provide multiple ecosystem services to society? In three weeks' time, these and many other urgent topics will be on the annual Ecosystem Services Partnership conference attendees' minds…
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How communities in Kenya are putting nutritious diversity back on the plate
Part 1 of three special reports from Vihiga County, Kenya, where a research initiative is empowering the community to better use available agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition all the year round.
Part 1 of three special reports from Vihiga County, Kenya, where a research initiative is empowering the community to better use…
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Your help needed to improve online data on agricultural biodiversity
How can we better gather, organize and make agricultural biodiversity data available so it can be used to inform research and policy? The Global Biodiversity Information Facility and Bioversity International encourage experts to provide feedback.
With more than 570 million records, shared freely by hundreds of institutions worldwide, the…
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Looking back at 365 days of water, land and ecosystems
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems 2014 Annual Report highlights stories of successful partnerships, including collaboration with Bioversity International in Central Asia, Volta and Nile regions and on IPBES, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and…
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Crop wild relatives – are they going to end up like the dodo?
Many crop wild relatives are at risk of extinction. How to safeguard and use them was the theme of a side event held during the Plant Treaty Governing Body. Bioversity scientists and event organizers Dulloo and Thormann report.
Many crop wild relatives are at risk of extinction. How to safeguard and use these precious resources was the theme of a…
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World Food Day: When biodiversity meets the Mayors of today’s cities for a more nutritional tomorrow
M. Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International, blogs from Expo Milano 2015 where she is participating in a series of events for World Food Day. She reflects on why sustainable rural-urban food systems matter for future food security.
M. Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International,…
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Bioversity International joins the Congo Basin Institute
Bioversity International’s forest genetic resources researchers join forces with the Congo Basin Institute (CBI), a collaboration that aims to create a nexus of research, education, training and technological development, all in and for Africa.
Bioversity International is thrilled to have joined forces with the Congo Basin Institute (CBI), a…
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One-stop shop for knowledge on banana and enset bacterial wilt
A review by Bioversity International and partners describes global distribution, symptoms, pathogenic diversity, epidemiology and the state of the art for sustainable management of the major bacterial diseases affecting banana and enset.
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science, a review by Bioversity International and partners describes global…
