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206) BSF project "Improving food security by enhancing wheat production and its resilience to climate change through maintaining the diversity of currently grown landraces"
In Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, wheat plays a very important role in food security and resilience. While wheat landraces are still cultivated by farmers, climate change has resulted in unstable wheat production across Central and West Asia and increased vulnerability of the rural population. This Benefit-sharing...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Near East; Europe
Publication year: N/A
207) BSF project "Improving Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers Through Increased Bean Productivity, Production and Income in Zambia"
Due to a number of interconnected challenges, including the emergence of new pests and diseases, unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change, low access to quality seed of locally adapted bean varieties and poor agronomic practices, bean productivity in Northern, Muchinga and Luapula Provinces...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
208) BSF project "Improving pulse biodiversity in rice fallow areas of tribal belts of Central and East Indian states to bring resilience in the farming practice, provide livelihood support and enhance nutritional level of the tribal population"
There are 12 million hectares of rice fallows in India, 82% of which lie in the Central and East Indian states, where Protein-Energy-Malnutrition (PEM) is extremely widespread. Pulses used to be the preferred choice for cultivation after rice is harvested. Over recent years, however, farmers have lost...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia
Publication year: N/A
209) BSF project "In situ Conservation and Utilization of Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) and Taro (Colocasia esculenta) for Climate Smart Agriculture Vulnerable Farmers in Papua New Guinea"
Sweet potato is the most important staple food of special cultural significance for the indigenous people of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The high level of dependence on this crop and the concomitant responsibility to conserve the diversity of its genetic resources raise much concern in a time of alarming...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: South West Pacific
Publication year: N/A
210) BSF project "In vitro culture and genomics-assisted fast track improvement of local landraces of wheat and barley in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria for enhancing food security and adaptation to climate change"
Bread wheat, durum wheat and barley are the major staple food crops in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. Due to the increasing occurrence of pests and diseases, drought, salinity, high temperatures and other effects of climate change, yields are ever lower, compromising food security and leading to an increasing...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A