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1021) Indigenous plant foods of Dikgale community in South Africa
Indigenous plant materials are sources of staple food for many people in the world. In the African continent, many rural communities continue to collect, grow and consume rain-fed food crops. Consumption of these indigenous food sources could accomplish food security and improved nutrition to prevent...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021
1022) BSF project "National Community Seed Bank Platform for Strengthening Informal Seed System in Ethiopia"
"National Community Seed Bank Platform for Strengthening Informal Seed System in Ethiopia" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Fourth Cycle). This project addresses food security and resilience to climate change in different...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
1023) BSF project "Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of the underutilized Taro to Increase Food Security and Livelihood of Marginalized Communities Faced with Climate Change"
Taro has been disregarded in the past. However, in the face of severe climate uncertainties and increasing demand for alternatives, taro proves an excellent crop for food and nutrition security. This Benefit-sharing project will strengthen on-farm and community level conservation, sustainable use and...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia; South West Pacific
Publication year: N/A
1024) Seed degeneration of banana planting materials: Strategies for improved farmer access to healthy seed
Vegetatively propagated crops suffer from yield loss and reduced stand density and longevity caused by the build-up of certain pests and pathogens between successive plantings via infected planting material. Here, six seedborne phytosanitary problems of banana are reviewed to evaluate whether a seed...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2018
1025) Securing genetic resources in Europe: Development of the European Genetic Resources - GenRes Bridge project webinar
Run-up webinar series for the GenRes Bridge project Feedback Workshop on the European Genetic Resources Strategy. In this webinar, Nigel Maxted and Shelagh Kell from the University of Birmingham present the draft European Genetic Resources Strategy. Read more about the Feedback Workshop here....
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020