Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Descriptors for Farmers' Knowledge of Plants

This list of descriptors has been developed by Bioversity International to provide a standard format for the gathering, storage, retrieval and exchange of farmers’ knowledge of plants. The list aims to capture key characteristics, uses and values of cultivated and wild plants as described by farmers and other people in farming communities.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop diversity
PublisherAlliance Bioversity International & CIAT
Publication year2009
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesSpanish; English
Resource typeLearning materials
Resource linkhttps://alliancebioversityciat.org/publications-data/descriptors-farmers-knowledge-plants
KeywordsAgricultural biodiversity; Catalogues and registries; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Recognition of the role of farmers
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