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746) Analysis of passport data on Sechium spp. from the Mexican chayote genebank in Huatusco, Veracruz
Chayote (Sechium spp.) (Cucurbitaceae) is a Mesoamerican genus, with Mexico being the primary centre of biodiversity for four species: Sechium compositum, S. chinantlense, S. hintonii and S. edule. Mexico also hosts the only chayote genebank in the world, which follows a taxonomic arrangement for its...
Subject: Crop diversity; Grains/Cereals/Pulses/Root crops/Fruits
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2024
747) Tricot - video 4: With the final workshops, the tricot research cycle ends
(video 4 of 7) At the end of the tricot project cycle, the farmers receive the results of their trials at a terminal event. The video shows how to organize such a workshop. The triadic comparisons of technologies or 'tricot' methodology has been designed by Bioversity International with the aim of reaching...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2016
748) Participatory Varietal Selection, Participatory Plant Breeding, and Varietal Change
This paper presents a review of participatory varietal selection (PVS) and participatory plant breeding (PPB), highlighting the important differences between them. It provides a number of references to the early work in this area. The review is organized as follows: (1) rationale, (2) the recent development...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2006
749) Scaling community seedbanks and farmer seed enterprises in East and Southern Africa: Workshop Highlights, 2-4 October 2019, Entebbe, Uganda
The Scaling Community Seed Banks and Farmer Seed Enterprises in East and Southern Africa workshop was held in Entebbe, Uganda on October 2019, to share experiences about community seed bank management and to develop national pilot scaling proposals. Participants from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
750) The State of Family Farms in the World
2014 was the United Nations’ International Year of Family Farming, yet the importance of family farming for global food security is still surprisingly poorly documented. This paper shows that globally family farms constitute over 98% of all farms, and work on 53% of agricultural land. Across distinct...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa
Publication year: 2016