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621) BSF project "Strengthening national capacities and regional integration for efficient conservation of plant genetic resources in a post-conflict region"
Most of the countries in the Fertile Crescent are experiencing significant unrest which is seriously affecting the livelhoods of rural communities, agricultural activities and local agrobiodiversity. The Fertile Crescent combines the centers of diversity, domestication and origin of crops and forages...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Near East
Publication year: N/A
622) Impact of CGIAR maize germplasm in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study reports on the adoption and impacts of CGIAR-related maize varieties in 18 major maize-producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) during 1995–2015. Of the 1345 maize varieties released during this timeframe, approximately 60% had a known CGIAR parentage. About 34% (9.5 million ha) of...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2023
623) Global strategy for the conservation of sunflower (Helianthus spp.) genetic resources
This document, developed with the input of many experts, aims to provide a framework for the efficient conservation and effective use of globally important collections of sunflower genetic resources
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023
624) Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: Learning from the past, securing a resilient future
GIAHS is a programme of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), founded as a UN partnership initiative for sustainable development in 2002. It aims to identify, support and safeguard globally important agricultural heritage systems and their livelihoods, agricultural and associated biodiversity,...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2014
625) Perception of farmers and agricultural experts for farmers’ saved seed: The case of East Showa, Ethiopia
There is limited information on the perception of the performance of farmers’ saved seed (FSS) despite enormous effort to address the farmers with improved and quality seed. The paper therefore presents perception of farmers, researchers, agricultural experts on the performance of farmers’ saved...
Subject: Farming Systems; Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2014