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556) SADC Crop Wild Relatives Project
South African Development Community (SADC) Crop Wild Relatives Project, co-funded by the European Union in 2014 and implemented through ACP-EU Co-operation Programme in Science and Technology, has two main aims. First, to develop scientific expertise in SADC to conserve crop wild relatives and identify...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
557) Investigation of Ireland’s farm biodiversity baseline begins
Habitat surveys will be carried out on about 8,000 farms, in a pilot scheme first phase of a comprehensive analysis of farm habitats and biodiversity, which will eventually provide a baseline on which to base future targeting of agri-environmental schemes and measures. The pilot stage of the Farm Environmental...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2021
558) Variety and on-farm seed management practices affect potato seed degeneration in the tropical highlands of Ecuador
Studies in the Andes have demonstrated that seed degeneration of potato occurred in experimental conditions, but was negligible in farmers' conditions. There are two hypotheses for this difference: (1) farmers cultivate resistant varieties, or (2) they use on-farm practices that can manage seed degeneration....
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches; Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2022
559) Nigeria Brief 2018 - The African Seed Access Index
This country brief summarizes the key findings of The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) study conducted in 2018 to appraise the structure and economic performance of Nigeria’s seed sector. The study evaluates the enabling environment necessary to build a vibrant formal seed sector, focusing on four...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
560) LIVESEED
Organic farmers need cultivars well adapted to a range of different soils and agroecological conditions, capable of competing with weeds, with good tolerance to disease and pests, as well as offering unique qualities valued by consumers. However, it is estimated that 95% of seed used in organic production...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A