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761) Seed Programs International (SPI)
Seed Programs International (SPI) is a non-profit, tax exempt, non-governmental humanitarian organization. Seed Programs International works by reclaiming seeds from the seed industry that might otherwise go to waste. Their seed donors include companies of diverse size and location. They accept donations...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
762) COVID-19 and Food Systems: Rebuilding for Resilience : Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit May 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, international supply chains and global food systems continued to feed most of the world, but with varying levels of damage and disruption, and with impacts on food security being felt most acutely by the poor. Worryingly, the pandemic has exposed substantial fragility of...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
763) Landrace hotspots identification
Based on the available data from 14 European countries, this report identifies 100 landrace diversity hotspots for potential inclusion in a European network for in situ conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
764) De Novo Domestication: An Alternative Route toward New Crops for the Future
Recent technological advances have raised the possibility of de novo domestication of wild plants as a viable solution for designing ideal crops while maintaining food security and a more sustainable low-input agriculture. Here the authors discuss how the discovery of multiple key domestication genes...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
765) African Seed Enterprises Sowing the Seeds of Food Security
FAO and AfricaRice joined efforts to document, throughout Africa, success stories of small and medium-sized seed enterprises dealing with non-hybrid food crops and identify the factors behind their success. The cases presented in this book provide an overview of the current status of the African seed...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2011