publication
Tools for understanding the agricultural production systems and their socio-economic context in target regions for the introduction of new banana cultivars: Seasonal calendar focus group discussion
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91042
Abstract
Within the framework of the IITA-led project “Improvement of banana for smallholder farmers in the Great Lakes region of Africa” (also known as the “Breeding Better Bananas” project, http://breedingbetterbananas.org),…
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Genetic diversity of Parkia biglobosa (African locust bean) and its implications for conservation strategies
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78095
Abstract
Parkia biglobosa is an African Savannah tree with a wide range from Senegal to Uganda between the latitudes 5 and 15° in the North of equator. It is well-known as an agroforestry tree but also as a medicinal and food tree. Seeds, barks, roots, leaves and flowers are used to treat more than 80 diseases and…
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Capacity development: What, where, how?
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78553
Publication year
2016
Authors
Rudebjer, P.G.
Full Citation
Rudebjer, P. (2016) Capacity development: What, where, how? In: Agricultural biodiversity to manage risks and empower the poor, Proceedings of the International Conference, 27-29 April 2015, Rome, Italy p. 26…
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A systems perspective for achieving economic growth and livelihood resilience: towards a multi-chain approach to value chain development
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67933
Publication year
2015
Authors
Stoian, D.
Donovan, J.
Full Citation
Stoian, D.; Donovan, J. (2015) A systems perspective for achieving economic growth and…
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Is there a need for a forest restoration certification scheme?
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71218
Abstract
We propose the development of a certification scheme for forest ecosystem restoration that aims for
the adoption of protocols and guidelines to ensure the sustained ecological and social value of restored
ecosystems. Despite an accumulation of experience on ecosystem restoration over the past decades, it
is still common to measure the success of restoration…
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Implementation of the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project in Brazil
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71070
Publication year
2015
Authors
Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Daniela
Oliveira, C.N.S.
Coradin, Lídio
Silva, A.
Bonavides, K.
Bastos, D.H.M
Hunter, D.
Full Citation…
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Key access and utilization descriptors for banana genetic resources
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73350
Abstract
This list consists of an initial set of characterization and evaluation descriptors for banana uutilization.
This strategic set of descriptors, together with passport data, will become the basis for the global accession level information system being developed by the Bioversity-led project, Global Information on Germplasm Accessions (GIGA). It will…
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Descriptors for jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72703
Publication year
2000
Authors
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Full Citation
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) (2000) Descriptors for jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus). International Plant Genetic Resources Institute…
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Conservation planning for crop wild relative diversity
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68973
Publication year
2015
Authors
Maxted, Nigel
Avagyan, A.
Frese, L.
Iriondo, Jose Maria
Kell, S.
Magos Brehm, Joana
Singer, A.
Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan
Full Citation
Maxted, N.;…
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Chapter 5. Comparative analysis of key aspects of community seed banks: technical issues
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68765
Publication year
2015
Authors
Shrestha, P.
Sthapit, B.R.
Vernooy, Ronnie
Full Citation
Shrestha, P.; Sthapit, B.; Vernooy, R. (2015) Chapter 5. Comparative analysis of key aspects of…
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The economics of managing crop diversity on-farm: Case studies from the genetic resources policy initiative
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80469
Abstract
This book assesses a variety of economic issues as they relate to agro-biodiversity and shows how addressing these issues can assist in agro-biodiversity policy-making. This is illustrated using empirical data from some of the countries (Ethiopia, Nepal and Zambia) which are part of the Genetic Resources Policy…
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IPGRI Annual Report 1998
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97505
Abstract
This report highlights the immediate impact of IPGRI's work by looking at a significant achievement in each of the strategic areas that the Institute pursues. Short introductions to each section illustrate the breadth of IPGRI's research work and the geographical dispersion of its area of operation. The report also contains information for the year 1998 on financial status, Board of…
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Second hands on:workshop on banana bunchy top disease: Report of a meeting, 30 July-10 August 1990, Montpellier, France
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104443
Publication year
1994
Authors
Iskra Caruana, M.L.
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
Full Citation
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain; Iskra-…
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Report of the first meeting of the ECP/GR Brassica Working Group: held at the Research Institute of Vegetable Growing and Breeding, Olomouc, and the Research Institute of Plant Production, Ruzyne, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 21-23 May 1991
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104771
Publication year
1993
Authors
European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
International Board for Plant Genetic…
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Report of a Working Group on Avena (Third meeting): held at the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Radzikow, Poland, 7-9 March 1989
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105156
Publication year
1989
Authors
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
European Cooperative Programme for the Conservation and Exchange of Crop Genetic Resources…