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1641) Capacity Building Workshop on Genetic Resource Policies for CGIAR Scientists and Partners in East Africa, 4 - 7 June 2019, ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The CGIAR Genebank Platform Policy Module, in coordination with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), organized the ‘Capacity building workshop on genetic resource policies for CGIAR scientists and partners in East Africa’. The workshop was held from 4 - 7 June 2019, at the ILRI...
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
1642) Filling the gaps in gene banks: Collecting, characterizing, and phenotyping wild banana relatives of Papua New Guinea
Since natural habitats are disappearing fast, there is an urgent need to collect, characterize, and phenotype banana (Musa spp.) crop wild relatives to identify unique genotypes with specific traits that fill the gaps in our gene banks. This study delivers a proof of principle that the wild diversity...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: South West Pacific
Publication year: 2020
1643) A decade of Tropical Legumes projects: Development and adoption of improved varieties, creation of market‐demand to benefit smallholder farmers and empowerment of national programmes in sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia
The article highlights 12 years (2007–2019) of research, achievements, lessons learned, challenges and gaps in discovery‐to‐delivery research in legumes emanating from three projects, collectively called "Tropical Legumes". These projects together with some of their precursors and complementary...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa; Asia
Publication year: 2019
1644) The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Peoples' food systems
This Paper advocates that lessons can be learnt from Indigenous Peoples’ approach to food, which will contribute to the resilience and sustainability of food systems worldwide, as well as supporting the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples. In this vein, this Paper provides evidence on the sustainability...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
1645) Recent Developments for Robust Potato Seed Systems through Agrobiodiversity and Farmers Engagement in the Andes
Ensuring the sustainability of food systems is imperative, and agroecology, with its emphasis on increasing agrobiodiversity within seed systems, emerges as a crucial approach. However, influential groups strongly promote an emphasis on improved varieties and certified seeds. This article aims to increase...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2024