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1196) Nordic Crop Wild Relative (CWR) Checklist
A Crop Wild Relative (CWR) is a wild species that is closely related to a cultivated crop. This close relationship means that properties in a CWR can be transferred to the crop by traditional crossings. As modern cultivars may lack the desired variation, the diversity found in CWRs can be central for...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2016
1197) Farmer Field School Field Guide on Nutrition and Local Food Plants
This document aims at providing a guideline for the development of farmer field school (FFS) curricula on Nutrition and Local Food Plants with a gender approach, which is part of the Sowing Diversity =Harvesting Security program. The FFS on Nutrition and Local Food Plants aims at contributing to the...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
1198) An initiative for the study and use of genetic diversity of domesticated plants and their wild relatives
Domestication has been influenced by formal plant breeding since the onset of intensive agriculture and the Green Revolution. Despite providing food security for some regions, intensive agriculture has had substantial detrimental consequences for the environment and does not fulfill smallholder’s needs...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2018
1199) Back into the wild—Apply untapped genetic diversity of wild relatives for crop improvement
Compared with domesticated cultivars, crop wild relatives (CWRs) have been challenged in natural environments for thousands of years and maintain a much higher level of genetic diversity. This review paper highlights the significance of CWRs for crop improvement by providing examples of CWRs that have...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2016
1200) Local Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems: The Contribution of Orphan Crops and Wild Edible Species
This paper explores the potential role of locally available; affordable and climate-resilient orphan crops, traditional varieties and wild edible species to support local food system transformation. Evidence from Brazil, Kenya, Guatemala, India, Mali, Sri Lanka and Turkey is used to showcase a three-pronged...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa; Asia; Europe
Publication year: 2020