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Introducing the Agrobiodiversity Index
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105860
Publication year
2019
Authors
Dias Nunes, P.L.
Remans, R.
Villani, C.
Ale, N.
Mannella, A.
Restrepo, J.L.
Castro Salazar, R.
Full Citation
Dias Nunes, P.L.; Remans, R.; Villani, C.; Ale, N.; Mannella, A.;…
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L'approche participative dans la recherche sur le mode de gestion des espèces cultivées localement en fonction du genre au Mali: méthodologie et techniques: Cas du Mali
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105257
Abstract
En septembre 1998, le Service des femmes dans le développement de la FAO, le Service des semences et des ressources phytogénétiques et l'IPGRI financèrent une étude «Genre et diversité génétique locale de trois espèces : riz kobé, riz flottant…
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FAO/IBPGR technical guidelines for the safe movement of citrus germplasm
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104196
Abstract
General recommendations are briefly outlined, followed by technical recommendations, including collecting and movement of seed, collecting and movement of budwood, therapy procedures and indexing strategy. Descriptions are given of 15 virus or virus-like diseases, 3 viroid diseases, 4 diseases caused by prokaryotic organisms and 11 other graft-…
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Legume
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105234
Abstract
These guidelines are divided into 2 parts. The first makes general recommendations on how best to move grain and fodder legume germplasm and breeding material. The second part covers the important viral, bacterial and fungal diseases of quarantine concern. The information given on any particular pathogen concentrates on those aspects most relevant to quarantine. An appendix lists Latin and vernacular (English,…
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Assessing ecosystem services from multifunctional trees in pastures using Bayesian belief networks
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72795
Abstract
A Bayesian belief network (BBN) was developed to assess preferred combinations of trees in live fences and on pastures in silvopastoral systems. The BBN was created with information from Rivas, Nicaragua, using local farmer knowledge on tree species, trees' costs and benefits, farmers' expressed needs and…
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Climate change and crop diversity: farmers’ perceptions and adaptation on the Bolivian Altiplano
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78658
Abstract
Crop diversity is central to traditional risk management practices on the Andean Altiplano and may find renewed importance in adapting to climate change. This study explored the role of crop diversity in farmers’ adaptation actions in eight Aymara communities on the northern Bolivian Altiplano. Using a combination of…
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Provitamin A carotenoid content of unripe and ripe banana cultivars for potential adoption in eastern Africa
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68075
Publication year
2015
Authors
Ekesa, B.
Nabuuma, D.
Blomme, Guy
Bergh, Inge van den
Full Citation
Ekesa, B.; Nabuuma, D.; Blomme, G.; Van den Bergh, I. (…
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Climate-resilient seed systems and access and benefit-sharing in Zambia
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96094
Abstract
This case study focuses on activities being implemented in relation to access and benefit sharing in the development of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), and the availability of PGRFA for climate change adaptation. The study looked at the movement of PGRFA in and out of Zambia, and how international and national PGRFA…
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Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: A multi-stakeholder framework
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93374
Abstract
Vegetatively propagated crop (VPC) seed tends to remain true to varietal type but is bulky, often carries disease, and is slow to produce. So VPC seed needs to be handled differently than that of other crops, e.g., it tends to be sourced locally, often must be fresh, and it is less often sold on the market. Hence…
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Crop wild relative checklist and inventory descriptors v.1
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89958
Abstract
The present list of descriptors for the standardized development of crop wild relative (CWR) checklists and inventories is based on results from a series of international projects that progressively worked to improve information management related to CWR conservation and use. The creation of checklists and inventories of crop wild relative are the first steps…
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Gendered agrobiodiversity management and adaptation to climate change: differentiated strategies in two marginal rural areas of India
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106155
Publication year
2019
Authors
Ravera, F.
Reyes García, Victoria
Pascual, U.
Drucker, Adam G.
Tarrasón, D.
Bellon, M.R…
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Seeds for Needs: participatory variety selection
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69065
Abstract
A series of policy briefs bringing together the major results and policy recommendations of the Seeds for Needs project which started in 2009. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) in Ethiopia.
This project provides a unique framework for combining an improved understanding of climate change scenarios in…
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The importance of species selection and seed sourcing in forest restoration for enhancing adaptive potential to climate change: Colombian tropical dry forest as a model
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90681
Abstract
• Forest restoration projects can derive great benefit from integrating climate modeling, functional trait analysis and genetic considerations in the selection of appropriate tree species and sources of forest reproductive material, for their critical…
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Rice diversity and the joy of eid
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106031
Abstract
This brief presents the results of research on the conservation and sustainable use of rice diversity in Bangladesh and how the rice varieties used and planted are intrinsically linked to religious festivals, food culture, land morphology and the climate that shape rice farming/cropping in this region. It highlights the important roles played by Community Seed Wealth Centers (community…
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A new initiative for better decision-making in nutrition interventions
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92829
Abstract
Bioversity International, with support from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, is launching a unique initiative to improve nutrition intervention programmes by providing reliable and quality food consumption data for better informed decision-making. The initiative also aims to enrich national food composition tables,…
