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236) BSF project "Strengthening on-farm conservation and utilization of PGRFA to support farmers’ adaptation to climate change and improved livelihoods in Albania"
In recent decades, climate change has seriously affected food security and food production among farming communities in Albania, especially among those living in mountainous areas of the country. The project "Strengthening on-farm conservation and utilization of PGRFA to support farmers’ adaptation...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A
237) BSF project "Strengthening Seed Delivery System for Dryland Cereals and Legumes in Drought-prone Areas of Uganda"
In the drought-prone areas of Uganda, farmers depend particularly on dryland cereals and legumes, the productivity of which is often low due to drought, flash floods, parasitic weeds, insect, pests and diseases and decreasing soil fertility. Low productivity of key crops is compounded by limited access...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
238) BSF project "Sustainable use of the agro-biodiversity of corn, beans and under-utilized species in indigenous communities of Central America: A strategy for food security and climate adaptation"
Central America is the center of origin of several crops and boasts high levels of agrobiodiversity. However, the area has experienced detrimental effects of climate change such as prolonged droughts, heavy rains and an increase in the presence of pests and diseases, directly impacting small producers,...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A
239) BSF project "Sustainable utilization of cowpea genetic resources for enhanced food security and poverty alleviation in the dry savannah of regions Northern Ghana"
Cowpea is an affordable, protein-rich food relied on by over 70% of Ghana’s population. However, it is severely threatened by the parasitic witchweed (Striga gesnerioides), which has led to yield losses of 80-100%. Coupled with drought and other disease stresses in major production regions of northern...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
240) BSF project "The diversity of forage resources to mitigate the effect of climate change on livestock systems in Cuba (FITORED)"
"The diversity of forage resources to mitigate the effect of climate change on livestock systems in Cuba (FITORED)" is one of the projects supported by the Benefit-Sharing Fund of the International Treaty for Food and Agriculture (Third Cycle). This project covers four specific objectives: Build a logical...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: N/A