Brief

Lighthouse Schools and Crop Museums in the Philippines

author(s)

Anunciado, M.S

themes
  • Agrobiodiversity
  • Food environment and consumer behavior
  • Climate action
regions
  • Philippines
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full citation

Anunciado, M.; Rio, S.; Umali, D.; Tamondong, S.; Monville-Oro, E.; Gonsalves, J.F.; Hunter, D.; Borelli, T.; Mendonce, S. (2023) Lighthouse Schools and Crop Museums in the Philippines. Research Brief no. 04. 4 p.

In The Philippines, Lighthouse Schools (LSs) and school-based Crop Museums (CMs) serve as repositories of crop biodiversity. Specifically, LSs are research sites where the integration of school feeding, nutrition education and school gardens, is demonstrated and evidence is established; while CMs are located within the large network of LS and act as seed banks that enable the multiplication and exchange of crop types and varieties across schools. Together they have helped conserve and promote multiple varieties of traditional and indigenous vegetables (IVs)and fruits.