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971) Cryopreservation: A long-term strategy for hard-to-conserve PGRFA collections in a post-COVID world
International Expert Panel on “Cryopreservation: a long-term strategy for hard-to-conserve plant genetic material for food and agriculture in a post-COVID world” - Cryopreservation is the key to conserving a number of crops we rely on for our food and agriculture. While most of the world’s food...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
972) Adoption of New Sorghum Varieties in Mali Through a Participatory Approach
Although it is commonly accepted that farmers’ participation in the process of technology development can improve adoption rates, few studies have tested this relationship. The authors tested the role of farmers’ participation in the decision to adopt new sorghum varieties in the Sudan Savanna of...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
973) The Farmers' Rights Project – Background Study 8: Farmers' Rights in Peru: Farmers' Perspectives
The realization of Farmers’ Rights is crucial to the maintenance of Peru’s rich agro-biodiversity and for poverty alleviation. This report presents the perceptions and experiences of 180 farmers from various regions of the Peruvian Andes on issues related to Farmers’ Rights as they are addressed...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2008
974) Collecting plant genetic diversity: technical guidelines
This resource guides new and experienced collectors on how to sample, collect and preserve a wealth of genetic resources – not only crop plants and trees but also wild species, symbiotic bacteria and fungi, pollen and even DNA.
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2011
975) What is participatory plant breeding? It's farmer-led innovation
Complex farming systems need more than one-size-fits-all solutions. Participatory plant breeding helps farmers like Santos discover what solutions work for their farms.
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021