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326) Concept and rationale of evolutionary plant breeding and its status in Nepal
Nepalese farmers are increasingly losing their own saved seeds. There have been impacts of weather variability, often modern crop varieties are not available to suit these changing conditions. Farmers are looking for crop varieties that can better adapt to these changing conditions, and seeds of which...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2020
327) Concept for a possible extension of EURISCO for in situ crop wild relative and on-farm landrace data
The European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources (EURISCO) is currently limited to germplasm accessions maintained ex situ. However, it is equally desirable that germplasm is accessible whether it is held ex situ in a genebank or in situ either on-farm or in nature. This document constitutes...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
328) Conceptualizing Interventions to Support On-Farm Genetic Resource Conservation
Interest is increasing worldwide in on-farm conservation as a component of a strategy to conserve crop genetic resources. This may require outside support to small-scale farmers in areas of crop diversity. This paper argues that crop diversity maintained by farming households results from the interplay...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2003
329) Confronting Climate Change and BioDiversity Loss with Traditional Farming and Indigenous Ingredients
In the Andes of Peru, a culinary superstar and his team are elevating traditional and indigenous food secrets that could set us on course to a sustainable food future.
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2021
330) Conservation and management practices of traditional crop genetic diversity by the farmers: a case from Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal
Crop genetic diversity has been an important source of subsistence livelihoods and nutrition in the remote Himalayan region for local communities. This study documents the crop diversity, their current status and farmer’s knowledge and practices. The study documents 78 species of various crops which...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2018