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Agricultural plant genetic resource (APGR) constitutes an important part of the biological diversity and is the basis for sustainable agriculture and livelihood of two-third of the population in Nepal. The objectives of this paper were to review status of national and international policy and incentive...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2017
This inspiring project located in Tunisia aims to guarantee the conservation of local farmer seeds in Chenini via the multiplication of seed-based farmers and the creation of a farmers' seeds network. Also available in French...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa
Publication year: N/A
Vegetables are rich in vitamins and other micronutrients and are important crops for healthy diets and diversification of the food system, and many traditional (also termed underutilized or indigenous) species may play a role. The current study analyzed 35 vegetables with a European region of diversity...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
Agricultural crop biodiversity is a key component of food and nutritional security among smallholder farmers in the developing world. Among a pool of 250,000-300,000 edible plant species in the world, only a small percentage are commercialized and used in any sort of large-scale agronomic application,...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2018
This study attempts, above all, to provide a summary, on a strictly scientific basis, about the strategies of conservation of autochthonous agrobiodiversity followed in Italy. A special focus is dedicated to vegetables and, therefore, could represent a contribution to improve the national strategy for...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2018