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796) Market‐led options to scale up legume seeds in developing countries: Experiences from the Tropical Legumes Project
There are several hurdles to ensure sustainable seed production and consistent flownof improved legume varieties in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Asia (SA). The unreliable demand, autogamous nature of most of the grain legumes, and slow variety replacement rate by smallholder farmers do not provide...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia; Africa
Publication year: 2019
797) Seed Systems, Science and Policy in East and Central Africa
The importance of a reliable supply of high-quality seed to the growth and development of African agriculture cannot be overstated. This publication provides insights into the various seed systems; the policy environment; the value chain actors including universities, enterprises, farmers and women’s...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2015
798) Trends in Varietal Diversity of Main Staple Crops in Asia and Africa and Implications for Sustainable Food Systems
Crop species and varietal diversity on farm have the potential to trigger multiple regulating and provisioning ecosystem services. The latter is commonly assessed through targeted studies covering a select number of geographies and crop species, precluding comparisons across crops and at scale. This...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa; Asia
Publication year: 2021
799) On-Line Expert Panel Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Conservation, Use and Exchange of Plant Genetic Diversity
The Secretary of the International Treaty, with the support of the Kingdom of Morocco and in collaboration with the Global Crop Diversity Trust, convened an international panel with high-level experts to discuss the current and potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the conservation and use of...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
800) Evaluation of FAO's contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Farmer field schools and their derivatives
The main objective of this review was to inform the SDG 2 Evaluation on the relevance and contribution of the FFS approach to the SDG 2 targets and the principles of the 2030 Agenda. It found that in addition to developing the methodology at the heart of the approach and exporting it to countries and...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021