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906) Community seed banks: concept and practice. Facilitator handbook
Over three decades, a number of international and national organizations have provided technical and financial support to community seed banks around the world. Only a few of these organizations have developed and published a practical guide about how they have offered this support. This handbook, first...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
907) Value of Household and Community Seed Banks
"Value of Household and Community Seed Banks" is the fifth video release in a series of six videos from the African Center for Biodiversity (ACB). Availability of and access to diverse, quality seed is a key element in successful crop production. Local seed banks owned and run by farmers are an effective...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2018
908) Perceptions of Agrodiversity and Seed-saving Practices in the Northern Andes of Ecuador
As concerns about agrodiversity loss and its impact on food security increase, interest in seed-saving practices and motivations has risen, especially in regions characterized by ancestral farming. Agroecology practitioners in the northern Andes of Ecuador (n = 65) participated in this study to describe...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2019
909) Participatory crop improvement and formal release of Jethobudho rice landrace in Nepal
This study documents an eight-year process of improvement for market identified traits of the Jethobudho rice landrace. The enhanced landrace ‘‘Pokhareli Jethobudho’’ is the first Nepalese nationally released bulk variety of traditional high-quality aromatic rice improved through participatory...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2010
910) A global conservation strategy for crops in the Cucurbitaceae family
This report aims to provide a framework for the efficient and effective ex situ conservation of globally important collections of crops in the Cucurbitaceae family.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023