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1591) Terminal evaluation of the project “Dynamic Conservation and Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity to ensure Food Security and Ecosystems Services and Resiliency”
Project code: GCP/PHI/062/GFF - GEF ID: 5549 This project supports the Government of the Philippines in efforts to conserve the country’s globally important agrobiodiversity and traditional agroecosystems. The project comprised three interlinked components: mainstreaming agrobiodiversity into policy...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2023
1592) Crowdsourcing vegetables for farmers’ livelihood improvement: a novel collaborative pilot in Uganda. Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region project
East West Seed and Bioversity International, in collaboration with the Wageningen Center for Development Innovation, the World Vegetable Centre and National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)-Uganda, are combining the East West Seed (EWS) farmer training approach and Bioversity International’s...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
1593) BSF project "Community Based Conservation, Utilization and Management of Climate Adapted Sorghum, Pearl-Millet, Cowpea and Bambaranuts in Matebeleland South Province of Zimbabwe"
Food insecurity is sharply increasing in Zimbabwe due to a hazardous reduction in annual rainfall. Temperatures are also rising, leading to high evapotranspiration and hence further water loss. Climatic changes have significantly reduced yields, particularly of cereals such as maize. Traditional ‘small...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
1594) An Aridamerican model for agriculture in a hotter, water scarce world
A recent study from the University of Arizona finds wild desert crops could be the key to sustainable farming in arid conditions. The article proposes reintroducing indigenous food crops to desert regions to bolster food security, restore local ecosystems, and improve community health. The researchers...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: North America
Publication year: 2020
1595) International Options to Incentivise the Native Seed Sector
The native seed sector is an emerging sector around the globe, spurred by an increased focus on conservation and restoration. The purpose of the review is to identify international frameworks and legislation that might be applicable to Australia’s native seed sector in terms of their ability to incentivise...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global; South West Pacific
Publication year: 2021