1011) Regulating Seeds—A Challenging Task

Seed is an essential start of any crop production. All farmers need good seed, irrespective of the farming system and markets that they supply. Seed qualities, in terms of germination/vigour, health, and genetic content, are a concern of all farmers. Farmers have various ways to access seeds. With time,...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2021

1012) New tools for crop wild relative conservation planning

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are a vital source of traits for crop improvement – therefore, conserving CWR diversity is critical to ensure food, nutrition and economic security. Efficient CWR conservation planning is a critical first step to maintain this natural resource for future use. The development...

Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2019

1013) Plant Genome Saviour Farmer Recognition

Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers

Regions: Asia

Publication year: N/A

1014) Informal Seed Traders: The Backbone of Seed Business and African Smallholder Seed Supply

To work well and be sustainable, seed systems have to offer a range of crops and varieties of good quality seed and these products have to reach farmers, no matter how remote or poor they may be. Formal seed sector interventions alone are not delivering the crop portfolio or achieving the social and...

Subject: Seed system

Regions: Africa

Publication year: N/A

1015) Progress and Challenges in Ex Situ Conservation of Forage Germplasm: Grasses, Herbaceous Legumes and Fodder Trees

Forages provide an important livestock feed resource globally, particularly for millions of smallholder farmers, and have important roles in natural resource management and carbon sequestration, reducing soil erosion and mitigating the effects of climate change. Forage germplasm remains the basis for...

Subject: Crop diversity

Regions: Global

Publication year: 2020