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1651) The Cooked is the Kept: Factors Shaping the Maintenance of Agro-biodiversity in the Andes
This study examines farmers’ agro-biodiversity decision-making through an Andean case study, and expands upon earlier approaches in two ways. First, it incorporates cultural variables into an econometric analytic framework encompassing the influence of demographic, farm physical, and market factors...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2014
1652) "How To" manual for informing crop wild relative conservation and use benefit-sharing mechanism design and implementation
Non-monetary benefits that are of particular relevance to Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) include institutional capacity building, participation in product development, participation in biotechnological research activities (e.g., breeding), as well as transfer of knowledge and technology that make use of genetic...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2022
1653) Status of the Ex Situ and In Situ Conservation of Brazilian Crop Wild Relatives of Rice, Potato, Sweet Potato, and Finger Millet: Filling the Gaps of Germplasm Collections
This study presents the status of ex situ and in situ conservation for the crop wild relatives of rice, potato, sweet potato, and finger millet in Brazil, and the subsequent germplasm collection expeditions. This research is part of a global initiative entitled “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change:...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2021
1654) Neglected and Underutilized Fruit Species in Sri Lanka: Prioritisation and Understanding the Potential Distribution under Climate Change
Neglected and underutilized fruit species (NUFS) can make an important contribution to the economy, food security and nutrition requirement for Sri Lanka. Identifying suitable areas for cultivation of NUFS is of paramount importance to deal with impending climate change issues. Nevertheless, limited...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
1655) Main Challenges and Actions Needed to Improve Conservation and Sustainable Use of Our Crop Wild Relatives
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are those wild species that are regarded as the ancestors of our cultivated crops. It was only at the end of the last century that they were accorded a high priority for their conservation and, thus, for many genebanks, they are a new and somewhat unknown set of plant genetic...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020