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721) Seeds that give: Participatory Plant Breeding
This book provides a brief examination of a decade of support for research targeted directly or indirectly at the field of participatory plant breeding. It begins with a review of the approach and key research questions, illustrated by brief reports on six diverse projects around the world. It examines...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Near East
Publication year: 2003
722) Innovations in Seed Systems: Lessons from the CCRP-funded project “Sustaining Farmer-Managed Seed Initiatives in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso”
This publication highlights the complexity of issues and actors across the whole of a “seed system.” Throughout the seed value chain, a multitude of opportunities exist for thoughtful funding in research and development to improve the performance of the overall system. The report highlights elements...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2014
723) Germplasm Acquisition and Distribution by CGIAR Genebanks
The international collections of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) hosted by 11 CGIAR Centers are important components of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s global system of conservation and use of PGRFA. They also play an important supportive role in realizing...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
724) Nutritional values and medicinal uses of cactus pear and agro-industrial development
Cactus plants are multipurpose crops. Fruits and cladodes provide energy and nutrients for both humans and livestock, but they are also rich sources of health-promoting substances that can be used as natural medicines to prevent and cure serious diseases. A wide range of products and by-products can...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species; Grains/Cereals/Pulses/Root crops/Fruits
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
725) Declining Biodiversity Threatens Food Security
Globally, biodiversity for food and agriculture is in decline. This poses a serious risk to global food security and makes agriculture less resilient to climate change, pests and diseases. We need more sustainable food production systems to better conserve and sustainably use biodiversity. New challenges...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021