BSF project "Redesigning the exploitation of small grains genetic resources towards increased sustainability of grain-value chain and improved farmers’ livelihoods in Serbia and Bulgaria - GRAINEFIT"

"Redesigning the exploitation of small grains genetic resources towards increased sustainability of grain-value chain and improved farmers’ livelihoods in Serbia and Bulgaria - GRAINEFIT" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Fourth Cycle). To name a few of the expected outcomes of this multi-country project: it will identify a minimum of two taro varieties with promising traits of climate resilience from each of the four participating countries’ selections, and exchange these varieties among partner countries to be disseminated for cultivation in farmers’ fields; a baseline survey will be conducted using participatory rural appraisal and rapid rural appraisal to understand the opportunities and challenges faced by taro growers and to provide ecological intensification support if needed; and it will establish 20 model farms and 200 marginalized farmers will be selected for training on sustainable production and conservation of taro.