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South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79773
Publication year
2016
Authors
Vernooy, Ronnie
Full Citation
Vernooy, R. (2016) South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks. Washington, D.C.: IFPRI, PIM Outcome Note, 2 p. http://www.…
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African leafy vegetables come out of the shade
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68474
Abstract
Between 1996 and 2004, Bioversity International worked with partners in Kenya to revive the interest of researchers, growers and consumers in African Leafy Vegetables, resulting in increased production, consumption and marketing of a wide range of local leafy vegetables and an improvement in household well-being.
This report, produced in 2013, examines the impact of that…
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Development of a dichotomous indicator for population-level assessment of the dietary diversity of women of reproductive age
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90591
Abstract
Background: Dietary diversity is a key element of diet quality but diets of women of reproductive age (WRA; 15-49 y) in resource-poor settings are often deficient in a range of micronutrients. Previous work demonstrated relationships between simple food group diversity indicators (FGI) and…
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EURISCO: The European search catalogue for plant genetic resources
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77347
Abstract
The European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources, EURISCO, provides information about 1.8 million crop plant accessions preserved by almost 400 institutes in Europe and beyond. EURISCO is being maintained on behalf of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources. It is based on a network of National Inventories of 43 member…
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Negotiating across difference: gendered exclusions and cooperation in the shea value chain
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76351
Abstract
Shea butter, derived from the African shea tree, has acquired a pivotal position in global agro-food and cosmetics industries. In Burkina Faso, public and private actors as well as civil society are converging upon the product to boost the incomes of rural female producers. As a result of these trends, the shea value chain is…
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Capturing neutral and adaptive genetic diversity for conservation in a highly structured tree species
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79355
Abstract
Preserving intraspecific genetic diversity is essential for long‐term forest sustainability in a climate change scenario. Despite that, genetic information is largely neglected in conservation planning, and how conservation units should be defined is still heatedly debated. Here, we use maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait…
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Biodiversity central to food security [Correspondence]
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72854
Publication year
2016
Authors
DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
Full Citation
DeClerck, F. (2016) Biodiversity central to food security. [correspondence]. Nature 531 p. 305 ISSN: 0028-0836
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/…
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Factors influencing consumption of nutrient rich forest foods in rural Cameroon
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70977
Publication year
2016
Authors
Fungo, R.
Muyonga, John H.
Kabahenda, M.
Okia, C.
Snook, Laura K.
Full Citation
Fungo, R.; Muyonga, J.; Kabahenda, M.; Okia, C.; Snook, L…
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Plantain cultivars (Musa spp. AAB) grown at different altitudes demonstrate cool temperature and photoperiod responses relevant to genetic improvement
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72882
Publication year
2016
Authors
Turner, David W.
Fortescue, J.A.
Ocimati, W.
Blomme, Guy
Full Citation
Turner, D.W…
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Natural occurrence and pathogenicity of Xanthomonas bacteria on selected plants
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78327
Abstract
The bacterial genus Xanthomonas consists of several species of economic importance, among which Xanthomonas campestris pv.musacearum (Xcm), the cause of enset and banana wilt is the most important in tropical Africa.However, the natural occurrence and host range of this species is yet to be clarified.The objectives of this study were to…
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Wild Phaseolus ecogeography in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico: Aereogeographic techniques for targeting and conserving species diversity
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104424
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to demonstrate more effective strategies for locating and conserving a greater diversity of wild genetic resources related to a given domesticated crop.
Publication year
1990
Authors…
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5.II Industrial Crops: Beet, coffee, oil palm, cotton and rubber
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104221
Abstract
IPGRI maintains a number of databases with summary information on ex situ germplasm collections worldwide. The data include address information on organizations holding germplasm and summary information on the type of germplasm that is maintained, such as: species names, number of accessions per species, type of accessions, etc. Currently, summary…
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3.I Cereals: Wheat
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104230
Abstract
IPGRI maintains a number of databases with summary information on ex situ germplasm collections worldwide. The data include address information on organizations holding germplasm and summary information on the type of germplasm that is maintained, such as: species names, number of accessions per species, type of accessions, etc. Currently, summary information on more than 5 million accessions…
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Diversity of neglected and underutilized plant species (NUS) in perspective
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67441
Publication year
2014
Authors
Gaisberger, H.
Deletre, M.
Gaiji, S.
Bordoni, P.
Padulosi, S.
Hermann, M.
Arnaud, Elizabeth
Full Citation…
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Perspectives for sustainable Prunus africana production and trade
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71261
Abstract
This brief documents current knowledge about pygeum (Prunus africana). It aims to inform decision makers in governments in producing and consumer countries, international and civil society organisations and researchers, about sustainable (international) trade and governance of the species.
Publication year
2015…
