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616) Understanding Farm Diversity to Promote Agroecological Transitions
Agroecology is increasingly promoted by scientists, non-governmental organisations, international organisations and peasant movements as an approach to foster the transition to sustainable and equitable food systems. The challenges to agroecological transitions are not the same for all farmers, as they...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2018
617) From Lessons to Practice and Impact: Scaling up pathways in peoples' biodiversity management
The rights and technical capacities of indigenous peoples and smallholder farmers are the focus of the three-year global programme, 'Putting lessons into practice: Scaling up People's Biodiversity Management for Food Security'. The programme aims to support farmers to influence policies and institutions...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa
Publication year: 2015
618) Andean potato diversity conserved in the International Potato Center genebank helps develop agriculture in Uganda: the example of the variety ‘Victoria’
The International Potato Center (CIP) genebank conserves and facilitates access to highly diverse germplasm of potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers as a global public good for food security. While it is generally understood that material from the CIP genebank has played an important role...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
619) From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving agricultural biodiversity. For the first time, researchers have provided a comprehensive summary of the services performed by 27 seedbanks across the country.
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2021
620) Rapid assessments of the impact of COVID-19 on the availability of quality seed to farmers: Advocating immediate practical, remedial and preventative action
Rapid assessments of the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the seed sector were conducted by a coalition of partners in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Nigeria, and Uganda in May and June 2020. The method was rapid, iterative, inclusive and valuable in revealing threats to the availability and timely access of farmers...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa; Asia
Publication year: 2021