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Factsheet 2: Domesticating PES: applying payments for ecosystem services to agrobiodiversity conservation issues
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104681
Publication year
2011
Authors
Drucker, Adam G.
Bioversity International
Full Citation
Bioversity International; Drucker, A.G. (2011) Factsheet 2: Domesticating PES: applying payments for ecosystem services to agrobiodiversity conservation issues. n. 4…
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The burrowing nematode of bananas Radopholus similis
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105046
Abstract
Description of the banana nematode Radopholus similis (ecology, natural distribution, development cycle and pathotypes), the damage and losses that it causes and control methods (cultural, physical, chemical and genetic).
Publication year
1996
Authors
Bridge, J.
Fogain R.
Speijer, P.R.
International Network for the…
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Nutritious underutilized species - Bambara groundnut
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105094
Abstract
Bambara groundnut is grown in Asia, parts of Northern Australia, and South and Central America and is widely distributed across the world. It is traditionally grown by women, giving it less value and less priority in land allocation, despite being regarded as the third most important legume in much of Africa after peanuts and cowpeas. Bambara groundnut is a neglected and underutilized species (NUS): a category of non-commodity cultivated…
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Influence of social networks on the adoption of climate smart technologies in East Africa: Findings from two surveys and participatory exercises with farmers and local experts
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71146
Abstract
As part of the Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA) project, this info note summarizes findings of a project activity entitled “Influencing and linking policies and institutions from national to local level for the development and adoption of climate‐resilient food systems in East Africa” undertaken by…
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Guidelines and best practices for on-farm conservation projects: designing and evaluating interventions
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105121
Abstract
The challenge of on-farm conservation projects is to identify, design and implement interventions that make the conservation of crop diversity compatible with improved livelihoods and well-being among the farmers who conserve it. The success of any on-farm conservation project depends on a good design that brings together four aspects: crop diversity; the private benefits associated with…
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Nutritious underutilized species - Taro
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105089
Abstract
Colocasia esculenta, commonly known as taro, is a staple vegetable crop that has been used as food for over 9,000 years, making it one of the world’s oldest food crops. It is used as a source of protein, starch, and vitamins. It can be found in Southeast Asia but now has spread throughout the world, becoming a very important crop in Asia, Pacific, Africa, and the Caribbean.Taro is a neglected and underutilized species (NUS): a category of non-…
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Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33831
Abstract
This brief highlights efforts in East Africa and in Asia, Pacific and Oceania (APO), supported by two internationally funded projects, to develop user-friendly tools and methods to identify germplasm of populations/varieties/species that are adapted to the changing climates of areas where farmers’ cropping systems are already under stress. The brief highlights the…
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Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 47, September 1981
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104338
Publication year
1981
Authors
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Full Citation
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources; Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (1981) Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter. 40 p…
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Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 75/76, September/December 1988
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104488
Publication year
1989
Authors
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Full Citation
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources; Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (1989) Plant Genetic Resources…
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Newsletter for Asia, the Pacific and Oceania: No. 36, September-December 2001
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105363
Publication year
2001
Authors
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Full Citation
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (2001) Newsletter for Asia, the Pacific and Oceania. 24 p. ISSN: 1561-2473
Publication Type
Newsletter
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Newsletter for Europe: No. 10, April 1997
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104142
Publication year
1997
Authors
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Full Citation
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (1997) Newsletter for Europe. 12 p.
Publication Type
Newsletter
publication
Plant Introduction Newsletter: No. 13, February 1964
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105259
Publication year
1964
Authors
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Full Citation
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (1964) Plant Introduction Newsletter. 32 p.
Publication Type
Newsletter
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Newsletter for Europe: No. 32, July 2006
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105124
Publication year
2006
Authors
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Full Citation
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (2006) Newsletter for Europe. 20 p.
Publication Type
Newsletter
publication
Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 77, March 1989
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104490
Publication year
1989
Authors
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Full Citation
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources; Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (1989) Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter. 48 p…
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Newsletter for the Americas: Volume 6, No.1, July 2000
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104104
Publication year
2000
Authors
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Full Citation
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (2000) Newsletter for the Americas. 12 p.
Publication Type
Newsletter
Bananas
Bananas…
