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1526) WIEWS - World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are essential to sustainable agriculture and food security. They are the raw materials to meet the current and future needs of crop improvement and adaptation programmes. It is therefore very important to conserve and sustainably use them. WIEWS...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
1527) Integrated Seed Sector Development in Africa: A Basis for Seed Policy and Law
Seed policies primarily concentrate on the formal seed system, which supplies Sub-Saharan African countries less than 20% of the total seed demand and involves only a limited number of crops and varieties. Seed laws, and the mechanisms and organizations involved in their implementation, are developed...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2012
1528) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the earth’s most important resources. Thousands of species and their genetic variability make up the web of life and are indispensable to adapt to new conditions, including climate change. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
1529) The Custodians of Biodiversity: Sharing Access to and Benefits of Genetic Resources
Globally, local and indigenous approaches to conserving biodiversity, crop improvement, and managing precious natural resources are under threat. Many communities have to deal with “biopiracy,” for example. As well, existing laws are usually unsuitable for protecting indigenous and traditional knowledge...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Near East
Publication year: 2012
1530) Ethnobotanical knowledge of home garden plant species and its effect on home garden plant diversity in Thies region of Senegal
Home gardens are the first source of immediate contact between people and plants since the gardens are within homesteads. The objective of this study is to evaluate the ethnobotanical knowledge associated to home garden plants and its effect on plant diversity conservation in home gardens. The results...
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2020