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Fuel wood efficient dryers and home processing to add value for kokum and uppage fruits in India
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105180
Abstract
This flyer gives good insight into the value of uppage fruit (G. gummi-gutta) and kokum (G. indica) and shows how the use of these fruits can contribute to the livelihood and well-being of many rural households. The ‘Conservation and Sustainable Use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit Diversity: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods, Food Security and Ecosystem Services’ project identified…
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Technical brief 4: Collective action, property rights and payments for agrobiodiversity conservation services (PACS)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104672
Publication year
2011
Authors
Drucker, Adam G.
Bioversity International
Full Citation
Bioversity International; Drucker, A.G. (2011) Technical brief 4: Collective action, property rights and payments for agrobiodiversity conservation services (PACS…
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Local foods and markets support conservation of Garcinia fusca L. in Sisaket Province, Thailand
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105167
Abstract
This flyer describes one community’s success story of crop conservation. G. fusca, also known as madan, is used as a spice in India and as soup flavouring in Malaysia, but it was the Thai who discovered the most unique way of using the madan stem. A chicken is impaled on a madan stick and grilled over a fire, the madan gum secretes from the stick and mixes with the meat – giving it a distinctive…
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Una clasificación de proyectos de restauración del paisaje forestal en América Latina y el Caribe
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107245
Publication year
2019
Authors
Coppus, Ruben
Romijn, E.
Méndez Toribio, M.
Murcia, C.
Thomas, E.
Guariguata, Manuel R.
Herold, M.
Verchot, Louis V.
Full Citation
Coppus, R.;…
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Exploring opportunities around climate-smart breeding for future food and nutrition security
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102084
Abstract
There is a 95% chance that warming will exceed 2°C by the end of the century (Raftery et al. 2017). Global crop productivity is projected to fall by 5-10 % per degree of warming (Challinor et al. 2014), with even greater losses likely for some crops in some areas. The challenge of meeting future food demand is increasing, and climate change is already diminishing our ability to adapt through crop…
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Methodologies for evaluating on-farm conservation projects
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105122
Abstract
In the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in on-farm conservation of crop diversity. Numerous projects to support on-farm conservation have been implemented worldwide. Projects are needed because maintaining crop diversity on-farm can entail important costs to farmers, who often face strong incentives to abandon this diversity. There has been however very little systematic assessment of the extent to which these…
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The Agrobiodiversity Diet Diagnosis Interventions Toolkit (ADD-IT) - Progress report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97677
Abstract
This factsheet is a brief progress report on the Agrobiodiversity Diet Diagnosis Interventions Toolkit, which will improve nutrition intervention programmes by facilitating reliable data collection, management, and more informed decision-making. The distinct feature of the tool is that it promotes sustainable use of locally available agrobiodiversity to improve nutrition, health and livelihoods…
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Sharing diversity: establishing and supporting community seedbanks in South Africa (pilot phase 2013-2015)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78666
Abstract
A promising start has been made: the two new community seedbanks of Gumbu and Sterkspruit and complementary technical support provided by the government will allow farmers to improve seed conservation technologies, increase access to crop diversity, apply crop improvement practices and explore seed production and marketing opportunities. The Gumbu community seedbank in particular…
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At the intersection of gender and generation: Engaging with 'youth' in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105516
Abstract
The purpose of this brief is to identify the critical issues concerning young people in rural areas that hold significance for FTA’s ability to achieve impact at this time of rapid rural transformation; the key questions concerning youth that matter for FTA; and the approaches by which FTA should engage with these issues and questions as a Program.…
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A change of mindset: policies that involve communities in the management of forests improve conservation of fruit diversity
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105179
Abstract
This flyer gives good insight into the value of agricultural biodiversity, how it is maintained and used successfully in the field, and how it contributes to the livelihoods and well-being of many rural households. The UNEP/GEF-funded project identified these policy changes and the efforts and active role of the Village Forest Committees as a ‘good practice of…
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Bugtok disease of banana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105393
Abstract
Fact sheet on Bugtok disease of banana: bacterial identification, symptoms, pathogenesis, control.
Publication year
1995
Authors
Soguilon, C.E.
Magnaye, L.V.
Natural, M.P.
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
Full Citation
International Network…
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Technical note 2: Competitive tenders for the conservation of local plant and animal genetic resources
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104674
Publication year
2011
Authors
Drucker, Adam G.
Bioversity International
Full Citation
Bioversity International; Drucker, A.G. (2011) Technical note 2: Competitive tenders for the conservation of local plant and animal genetic resources. n. 4 p.…
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Appe mango: pickling the cultural and biological diversity of Uttara Kannada district in the Western Ghats
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105177
Abstract
Uttara Kannada, one of the forest-rich districts of Karnataka, is well known for its biological diversity, rich cultural heritage and high level of awareness among its people on issues related to conservation. This flyer tells the story of Appe Mango and tackles questions such as, ‘What makes the people of Uttara Kannada tick for the conservation of biodiversity?’ and ‘How do they…
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Technical note 3: Identifying in situ conservation goals: a safe minimum standards approach
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104673
Publication year
2011
Authors
Drucker, Adam G.
Bioversity International
Full Citation
Bioversity International; Drucker, A.G. (2011) Technical note 3: Identifying in situ conservation goals: a safe minimum standards approach. n. 4 p.
Publication Type…
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Las concesiones forestales en Petén, Guatemala: Un análisis sistemático del desempeño socioeconómico de las empresas comunitarias en la Reserva de la Biósfera Maya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99381
Publication year
2018
Authors
Stoian, D.
Rodas, A.
Butler, M.
Monterroso, I.
Hodgdon, B.
Full Citation
Stoian, D.; Rodas, A.; Butler, M.; Monterroso, I.; Hodgdon, B. (2018) Las…
