BSF project "Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of the underutilized Taro to Increase Food Security and Livelihood of Marginalized Communities Faced with Climate Change"

Taro has been disregarded in the past. However, in the face of severe climate uncertainties and increasing demand for alternatives, taro proves an excellent crop for food and nutrition security. This Benefit-sharing project will strengthen on-farm and community level conservation, sustainable use and effective management of the genetic resources of this underutilized crop in the Southeast Asia and South Pacific regions. It will introduce and conserve taro varieties that are eco-climatically matched and develop good agricultural practices for higher quality production by involving farmers in areas particularly vulnerable to climate change.