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296) Collective Organisation for Underutilised Cereals Processing
In France, underutilised cereals such as rye, rivet wheat, millet (etc) are coming back into the fields and into eaters’ plate. This is due to a long participatory research process starting with some projects such as the Underutilised Cereal Renewal one in Western France. Besides underutilised cereals...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
297) Coming to the Rescue - Payment for Agrobiodiversity Services to Safeguard Crop Varieties in Guatemala
The Payment for Agrobiodiversity Services (PACS) programme, led by Bioversity International (now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) is helping saving resilient traditional crop varieties in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. This article describes some of the activities implemented by this program....
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2020
298) Commercialization and market linkages for promoting the use of local rice varieties: A Nepalese case study
This case study aims to contribute towards developing a policy framework for the commercialization of traditional rice varieties and their products in Nepal. It presents the prospects for commercialization and potential for promoting the marketability of underutilized landraces as well as their products,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2011
299) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the earth’s most important resources. Thousands of species and their genetic variability make up the web of life and are indispensable to adapt to new conditions, including climate change. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: N/A
300) Community Based Approach to On-farm Conservation and Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity in Asia
On-farm conservation is a process of the continuous cultivation and management of a diverse set of populations by farmers in the agro-ecosystem where a crop has evolved. The continued evolution and adaptation of a species/ cultivar thus depend on continuous on farm management of local crop diversity....
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2012