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781) The crowdsourcing approach
Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. The concept is simple – if farmers have better information and access to a wide range of varieties, they are more able to...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2015
782) A Field Manual for Seed Collectors
This Manual of Seed Collecting is designed to provide general guidelines regarding seed collecting practice and to provide specific practical details relevant to the collection of seed for the Millennium Seed Bank Project (MSBP). It is written with the understanding that different institutions and projects...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
783) Current warming will reduce yields unless maize breeding and seed systems adapt immediately
The development of crop varieties that are better suited to new climatic conditions is vital for future food production. Increases in mean temperature accelerate crop development, resulting in shorter crop durations and reduced time to accumulate biomass and yield. The process of breeding, delivery and...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2016
784) Small-scale seed entreprise – Start-up and Management (Guidelines & Business Skills for Seed Producers in Afghanistan)
This handbook has been prepared in response to requests for training and guidance in seed production and seed business management by members of eight pilot group enterprises that have been established under the FAO seed programme in Afghanistan. The material in the book has therefore been put together...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2007
785) BOLD Voices: Backing Up Community Seed Banks in Zimbabwe
The Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT) has established 20 community seed banks across 12 districts in Zimbabwe, empowering smallholder farmers to preserve and access diverse crops. Managed by local farmer committees with support from the National Genebank of Zimbabwe and agricultural extension...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2025