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1156) Orphan crops for sustainable food and nutrition security: Promoting neglected and underutilized species
Orphan Crops for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security discusses the issues, challenges, needs and opportunities related to the promotion of orphan crops, known also as neglected and underutilized species (NUS).The book is structured into six parts, covering the following themes: introduction to NUS,...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
1157) North American Crop Wild Relatives, Volume 2
This book is a valuable reference that describes the important crop wild relatives and wild utilized species found in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The book highlights efforts taken by these countries to conserve and use wild resources and provides essential information on best practices for...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: North America; Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2019
1158) Building strong foundations for production of food for farmers in Moldova
Agriculture is one of the most important pillars of Moldova’s economy. With sustainable crop production reliant upon the availability of pest/disease/drought-resistant varieties that perform well under local conditions, production requirements can only be addressed through the conservation of local...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2018
1159) Enhancing the functioning of the multilateral system of access and benefit sharing under the ITPGRFA: Results from an international survey
Despite major achievements, the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (MLS) under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is not functioning according to expectations, and negotiations in this regard came to a halt in 2019. This survey explores...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2022
1160) Guardians of native potatoes join forces in Central Peru
Indigenous farmers from highland communities have founded the "Asociación de Guardianes de Papa Nativa del Centro de Perú" (AGUAPAN), or Native Potato Guardians’ Association of Central Peru, which will contribute to the economic and social well-being of the region’s smallholders while strengthening...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A