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876) A Harmonized System for Benefit-Sharing from DSI
DSI data is stored in a variety of databases, and most researchers collect and use data that cut across different sectors, from agriculture, through human health to the conservation of wild species. For example, the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) is the largest repository...
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Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023
877) Improving access to vegetable seeds for resilient family farms in Costa Rica
A group of coffee farmers in Turrialba, Costa Rica, is successfully exploring diversification options with horticultural food crops. This is being done in collaboration with two vegetable seed banks that allow farmers to use varieties freely under the multilateral system of FAO´s International Treaty...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2016
878) Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) Research in Action: Opportunity Crops for Africa
Report on actionable recommendations to boost agricultural productivity and nutrition and advance the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), a partnership between the African Union, Food and Agricultrual Organization of the United Nations, and the Office of the Special Envoy for Food Security at...
Subject: Crop diversity; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2024
879) Sustaining the Future of Plant Breeding: The Critical Role of the USDA‐ARS National Plant Germplasm System
Plant breeders require genetic diversity to develop cultivars that are productive, nutritious, tolerant of biotic and abiotic stresses, and make efficient use of water and fertilizer. The USDA‐ARS National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is a major source for global plant genetic resources (PGR), with...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2018
880) Landraces Tomatoes in Hungary
Consumers and producers as well as representatives of gastronomy are showing increased interest toward landrace tomato varieties because they have an abundant range of colors, shapes, sizes, and flavors. Landrace tomatoes are valuable due to their genetic diversity and adaptability, but many do not meet...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2017