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1316) Management and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for a Sustainable Agriculture
This review describes the origin and diversity of cultivated species, the impact of modern agriculture and other human activities on plant genetic resources, and approaches to conserve and use them to increase food diversity and production with specific examples of the use of crop wild relatives for...
Subject: Crop diversity; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2022
1317) Evaluation of the Benefit-sharing Fund second project cycle - International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This report outlines the main findings, conclusions and recommendations of the independent evaluation of the second project cycle of the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF II) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). The evaluation focused on the 19 concluded...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2017
1318) Nepali community seedbanks join forces to conserve agrobiodiversity
Nepal is utilising community-based approaches to manage agricultural biodiversity by establishing and using community seedbanks managed by local farming families and communities. The institutions' core function is to maintain and supply quality seeds and planting material for local use, but they can...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
1319) Community seed banks Junior Farmer Field and Life School – Facilitator’s guide
The aim of this module is to provide Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) facilitators with information in order to be able to discuss the topic of community seed banks, in particular its importance regarding seed and food security, agro-biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. Through a series...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2014
1320) Take a virtual tour of the Alliance’s Genebanks
From drought-resistant bananas to iron-rich beans, plant genetic diversity is a vital element of sustainable and healthy food systems. Whether carefully passed down by farmers for generations or allowed to adapt in the wild, diverse plants contain valuable traits that can provide climate adaptation,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021