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Documenting traditional foodways of Kenya
School children and community leaders help document and produce four photo-filled publications on traditional foodways in two Kenyan communities.
“We wanted to share what we learned with the community, so we organized a photo-showing event. What we realized was that the screening not…
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How did the farmers of chhomrong improve the local paddy species?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81917
Abstract
Farmers from the village of Chhomrong in Nepal describe their experiences with experimental varieties of paddy rice, growing experimental varieties and selecting for specific qualities, in an initiative that started in 1993.
Publication year
2001
Authors
Gurung, Om Bahadur…
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Crop wild relatives and landraces conference open for abstracts
The call for abstracts for the international conference on Enhanced genepool utilization - Capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement is now open. The conference will be held in June 2014 in Cambridge, UK.
Since the beginnings of agriculture, wild plant species closely related to crops (crop wild relatives) and…
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To change the outlook of climate change, landscapes and biodiversity are part of the equation
M. Ann Tutwiler writes from the Global Landscapes Forum and offers insights on biodiversity also being part of the landscapes approach.
The Global Landscapes Forum, taking place alongside the COP19 global climate talks in Warsaw, is momentous and important, especially as we look for meaningful answers to the question…
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Improved nutrition is vital for food security and sustainable development, say world experts
University students from Malawi brought messages of hope and action during the Nutrition and Sustainability Seminar on 12 November, one day ahead of a technical meeting leading up to the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition in 2014.
University students from Malawi brought messages of hope and action from their…
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Supporting community seedbanks in South Africa
A new report by Bioversity International and partners provides input for a strategy to support community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas.
As in many other countries, South Africa’s smallholder seed systems are increasingly coming under pressure. Factors such as drought, crop failure, difficult storage conditions and poverty are having a…
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Quinoa descriptors presented at the International Quinoa Congress in Milan
The International Quinoa Congress opens today in Milan, Italy. Bioversity International's scientist Adriana Alercia is presenting the quinoa descriptors. Follow the conference on Twitter #Quinoando.
The UN declared 2013 the International Year of Quinoa. Quinoa is an ancient crop that has been cultivated for centuries in the Andean…
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Sustainable food systems include food from forests
Participants of Nutritious Foods from Forests, a side event of the 40th gathering of the Committee on World Food Security, said increased food security depends on the policymakers' recognition of forest foods as part of the equation.
Globally, it is estimated that billions of people depend on forests and trees. This is true for many people living in…
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How agricultural biodiversity can help prevent food loss - A focus for World Food Day
Bioversity International Director General, M. Ann Tutwiler, blogs about why she chose to highlight the use of agricultural biodiversity to stem pest and disease loss as part of events to mark World Food Day.
Yesterday, as part of celebrations for World Food Day, I spoke at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO…
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Climate-smart territories — An interview with Jacob van Etten
Bioversity International scientist Jacob van Etten on 'climate-smart territories' and the recent Wallace Conference in Costa Rica.
The recently released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms what we already know: the climate is changing, and the need for farmers around the world to adapt to this change is ever more…
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Ghanaian Ministers claim traditional crops as assets in fighting Africa’s food challenges
The NUS 2013 conference participants shared knowledge and found solutions on how to help move African policies to mainstream traditional crops into governments’ actions and frameworks.
Traditional crops can play a more prominent role in African countries’ quests for food and nutritional security, agricultural…
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Powerful crops – empowering farmers through community seed banks in South Africa
Bioversity International scientists, Ronnie Vernooy and Bhuwon Sthapit, join the South Africa Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries in Limpopo and Eastern Cape to study of feasibility of seed banks to strengthen informal seed systems.
South Africa is one of the first countries in the world to support…
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Suspensiones celulares: descripción, manipulación y aplicaciones
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54690
Publication year
1991
Authors
Szabados, Laszlo
Mroginski, LA
Roca, W.
Full Citation
Szabados, Laszlo; Mroginski, Luis A.; Roca, William M. 1991. Suspensiones celulares: Descripción, manipulación y aplicaciones. In: Roca, William M.;…
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Symposium explores sustainable food and diets
Recognizing that the cross-section of agriculture, nutrition and health is becoming increasingly important in the quest for solutions to malnutrition, The Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation has organized an important nutrition dialogue on 15 September, the opening day of the 20th International Congress on Nutrition in Granada, Spain.
Recognizing that the cross-…
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Bioversity International and Indian Council of Agricultural Research sign agreement
Bioversity International and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have signed an agreement today to improve agricultural sustainability, smallholder well-being and resilience to climate change in India through the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity.
Bioversity International and the Indian Council…
