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BSF Project- Fifth Cycle. Target Countries: Ethiopia, Morocco, Tunisia.
Subject: Crop diversity; Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
This open access book will contribute to a more nuanced debate around seed system resilience that goes beyond the dominant dichotomous conceptualization of seed governance often characterized as traditional versus modern, subsistence versus commercial, or local versus global. While reflecting on the...
Subject: Crop diversity; Seed system
Regions: Asia; Global
Publication year: 2022
This paper articulates the importance of respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples to ensure the protection and preservation of their foods systems, and the value this can add to tackle emerging global challenges. Furthermore, it advocates that lessons learned from Indigenous Peoples’ approach to...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
This policy brief recommends eight specific actions to assure conservation of important crop wild relatives (CWR) in Nordic region. CWRs are wild species closely related to crops and they can contain many important traits missing from modern cultivars. Because of this, they can be used in adaptation...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019
Rice is more than just food in Madagascar—it’s a way of life. The country is home to rare rice varieties found nowhere else on Earth. The National Centre of Applied Research for Rural Development (FOFIFA) conserves this rich heritage with a collection of 7,000+ rice samples, including traditional...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2025