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1141) Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species: The Key to Improving Dietary Diversity and Fighting Hunger and Malnutrition in Asia and the Pacific
Asia continues to suffer from a high prevalence of malnutrition. Persistent malnutrition can be attributed to low dietary diversity, together with low production diversity. Dietary diversity represents a more healthy, balanced, and diverse diet, which ensures nutrient adequacy. The principle of dietary...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia; South West Pacific
Publication year: 2020
1142) The seed guardians of Peru trying to save the potato
From potatoes to quinoa, many of our favourite foods are at risk from threats like climate change and disease. The "seed guardians" of Potato Park in the Andes are hoping to change that. The potatoes that grow in the Andes of South America are far more than a starchy staple of the local diet. They are...
Subject: Crop diversity; Grains/Cereals/Pulses/Root crops/Fruits
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2023
1143) Seed-Related Assistance During COVID-19 Response: Webinar Q&A
On 5 May 2020, SCALE partnered with technical experts for a discussion on Seed-Related Assistance in Fragile Contexts: Lessons for COVID-19 Response. As a resource for those in the seed sector community to use, the SCALE team has put together this document with questions from the webinar, which the panelists...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
1144) Seed banks and national policy in Brazil
Increasingly, seeds are the domain of professional breeders, agribusiness and policy makers. They decide what makes for a good variety and they develop legislation that excludes other varieties. Despite this, family farmer organizations and social movements in Paraíba, Brazil, have managed to strengthen...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2016
1145) Evaluation of FAO's contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Support to agricultural investment
Agricultural investment is key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2). This study – part of the evaluation of the role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in supporting SDG 2 – examines the FAO Investment Centre’s role in promoting agricultural investment...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021