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856) Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA)
This factsheet presents the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA), which was officially inaugurated on February 2020, at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Research Station in Côte d’Ivoire. It holds the largest collection of African rice in the world and the largest rice collection in Africa,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
857) Pearl millet genomic vulnerability to climate change in West Africa highlights the need for regional collaboration
Climate change is already affecting agro-ecosystems and threatening food security by reducing crop productivity and increasing harvest uncertainty. Mobilizing crop diversity could be an efficient way to mitigate its impact. This study tested this hypothesis in pearl millet, a nutritious staple cereal...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
858) Guiding sector transformation: The case of integrated seed sector development in Ethiopia
This document aims to disentangle the success of the programme Integrated Seed Sector Development in Ethiopia (ISSD Ethiopia) and its approach towards facilitating systemic change. It shares lessons learned with those who strive to guide sector transformation elsewhere. The case study begins in 2018...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
859) Challenges for Ex Situ Conservation of Wild Bananas: Seeds Collected in Papua New Guinea Have Variable Levels of Desiccation Tolerance
Ex situ seed conservation of banana crop wild relatives (Musa spp. L.), is constrained by critical knowledge gaps in their storage and germination behaviour. Additionally, challenges in collecting seeds from wild populations impact the quality of seed collections. It is, therefore, crucial to evaluate...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: South West Pacific
Publication year: 2020
860) Cabo Verde’s Poaceae Flora: A Reservoir of Crop Wild Relatives Diversity for Crop Improvement
Africa is home to important centers of origin and diversity of crop wild relatives (CWR), including many species adapted to adverse agroecological conditions, namely drought and poor soils. Plant genetic resources from Cabo Verde Islands have been poorly explored for their potential to supplement the...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021