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1056) Agroforestry Heritage Systems as Agrobiodiversity Hotspots. The Case of the Mountain Oases of Tunisia
Traditional agricultural systems are receiving increasing attention at the international level due to their multifunctional role. The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aims to identify agricultural systems of global importance,...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020
1057) Seed degeneration in potato: The need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries
Seed potato degeneration, the reduction in yield or quality caused by an accumulation of pathogens and pests in planting material due to successive cycles of vegetative propagation, has been a long-standing production challenge for potato growers around the world. In developed countries this problem...
Subject: Crop diversity; Grains/Cereals/Pulses/Root crops/Fruits; Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2015
1058) Network Analysis of Seed Flow, a Traditional Method for Conserving Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) Landraces in Liangshan, Southwest China
The Yi ethnic group in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province in Southwest China have cultivated Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) for at least a thousand years. Tartary buckwheat landraces are maintained through their traditional seed system. Field work and social network methodologies were used...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2019
1059) Community Based Seed Systems for Agrobiodiversity and Resilient Farming of Smallholder Agriculture in South Asia
Community Based Seed System (CBSS) is emerging as a complementary approach to formal and informal seed systems for making seed system inclusive and dynamic to meet the diverse needs of smallholder farmers in marginal farming systems. The aims of this paper are to: i) briefly outline the context, concept...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
1060) Promoting smallholder seed enterprises: Quality seed production of rice, maize, sorghum and millet in northern Cameroon
This paper describes the methodologies used and the success achieved during two projects aimed at promoting smallholder sustainable quality seed production and supply enterprises in Cameroon.
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2011