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106) Agrobiodiversity promotion through diversity fairs
In Nepal, SD=HS project supports small holder farmers (particularly women) to increase their intake of nutritious food based on the local biodiversity and management of Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS). One of the approaches to achieve this goal is farmer field school (FFS) approach. This blog...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Asia
Publication year: N/A
107) Agrobiodiversity: Integrating Knowledge for a Sustainable Future
This volume in the Strüngmann Forum Reports series offers insights into the challenges faced in agrobiodiversity and sustainability and proposes an integrative framework to guide future research, scholarship, policy, and practice. The contributors offer perspectives from a range of disciplines, including...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
108) Agrobiodiversity: The living library
The world has more than 50,000 edible plants. But 90% of the world's energy demands are fulfilled by just 15 crops, according to estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Dependency on a handful of crops is problematic. In cultivating countless generations of a few...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2017
109) Agroclimatic Zones and Cropping Systems in the Southwestern Regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Characterization, Classification and Improvement Potential
The southwestern regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are geographically and agriculturally diverse. Over millennia, crop production in these regions has evolved to use renewable water resources sustainably. This study analysed environmental and crop production data for 58 governorates in KSA’s...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Near East
Publication year: 2022
110) Agroecology is best practice. Biowatch South Africa’s work with smallholder farmers
This book explores the workings of eight homestead farms in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, illustrating agroecology best practices through the personal experiences of each of the smallholder farmers. The publication highlights Agroecology as a way to work towards food sovereignty where the control...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2018