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101) Agrobiodiversity and integrated seed systems to improve smallholder livelihoods
Crop and tree diversity are essential to agriculture sustainability and food and nutrition security. The diversity of species and varieties that are available for farmers and the ways through which this diversity is made accessible to them depend on seed systems. But what must seed systems be like to...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa; Asia
Publication year: 2021
102) Agrobiodiversity and its Conservation in Nepal
Nepal is a part of the world’s biodiversity hotspot and ranks the 49th in the world for biodiversity. Agrobiodiversity and its conservation status were studied through literature review, field survey, key informant survey and focus group discussion. Results of field implementation of some good practices...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
103) Agrobiodiversity conservation and the role of rural women
Rural women have played a major role in conserving the indigenous variability and they possess knowledge on their variable uses. The genetic treasure needs to be conserved for today and tomorrow’s use and rural women must play a leading role in this direction. Partnerships with rural women will be...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2002
104) Agrobiodiversity Conservation: Securing the Diversity of Crop Wild Relatives and Landraces
By considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, this book encompasses issues as wide-ranging and topical as habitat protection, ecosystem health and food security. The book is based on the 2010 conference 'Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe; Global
Publication year: 2011
105) Agrobiodiversity Index Report 2019: risk and resilience
The first Agrobiodiversity Index Report assesses dimensions of agrobiodiversity in ten countries to measure food system sustainability and resilience. In this report, countries receive an overall Agrobiodiversity Index score that indicates their progress in using and safeguarding agrobiodiversity to...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: South West Pacific; Asia; Africa; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; North America
Publication year: 2019