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541) How to do note: Mainstreaming NUS in national policy for nutrition outcomes
This How to Do Note is part of a series of five Notes that accompany the NUS Operational Framework. The How to Do Notes offer recommendations on practical methods, approaches, and tools for use-enhancement of NUS in both design and implementation of IFAD-funded projects to support more nutrition-sensitive...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
542) History and current status of plant genetic resources conserved and maintained by the Hungarian central genebank
The predecessor of the National Centre for Biodiversity and Gene Conservation (NBGK) was established in Hungary in 1959. The 1950s were hectic times for Hungarian plant breeders, and many new genetic materials were registered in the National List of Varieties. In order to save obsolete genetic resources,...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2025
543) Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity on 1 November 2024
Decision 16/2 from the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1, 2024. This decision addresses the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of digital sequence information (DSI) on...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2024
544) Farmers in Kenya Saved from Post-Harvest Losses, Low Prices by New Warehouse Receipt System
By storing 10 metric tons of maize in a government-run warehouse and selling it in six months when the prices had improved, members of the Mwihoko Farmers Self Help Group in Kenya’s Nakuru increased their income from $2,100 to $2,410, an 11% increase. The Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) was launched...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021
545) Seeds for Change: Community Seed Banks in Nepal
The main objectives of establishing community seed banks are to halt the rapid erosion of local varieties and their on-farm management, improving local livelihoods and resilience through providing easy access to quality seeds of diverse crops and varieties at the local level and realizing farmers' rights...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2017