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191) BSF project "Co-Development and transfer of Rice Technologies"
Climate change causes extreme temperatures and affects water availability which in turn affects rice production, thus threatening global food security. Rice landraces may contain important alleles with tolerances to abiotic stress (e.g. drought, salinity, flooding) and/or biotic stress (e.g. blast, bacterial...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: N/A
192) 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
193) BSF project "Community-based Biodiversity Management for Climate Change Resilience (CBM for Resilience Project)"
" Community-based Biodiversity Management for Climate Change Resilience (CBM for Resilience Project)" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Second Cycle). Community resilience is at the core of the proposed Strategic Action...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa; Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A
194) BSF project "Conservation & sustainable use of potato germplasm in the rural communities of Andahuaylas"
" Conservation & sustainable use of potato germplasm in the rural communities of Andahuaylas" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Second Cycle). (Peruvian) Andean farmers are the custodians of more than 4,000 varieties of...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A
195) BSF project "Conservation and sustainable use of local plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to contribute to the food security of smallholder farmers in Argentina"
"Conservation and sustainable use of local plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to contribute to the food security of smallholder farmers in Argentina" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Fourth Cycle). This project...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A