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466) Savouring diversity: first steps in implementing a strategy to support community seedbanks in South Africa’s smallholder farming areas
This report presents the findings of a field mission to Limpopo and Eastern Cape provinces of the Republic of South Africa, following a previous mission which had recommended establishing pilot community seedbanks in each province. Using a participatory approach with the farmers and extension staff from...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2015
467) Injecting diversity to bolster immunity to climate change and food insecurity
Bioversity International’s Senior Scientist Stefano Padulosi and Principal Economist Adam Drucker report on the success of the first edition of Payment for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services to promote bean diversity in Central America. Also available in Spanish...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2018
468) The role of genetics in mainstreaming the production of new and orphan crops to diversify food systems and support human nutrition
Especially in low‐income nations, new and orphan crops provide important opportunities to improve diet quality and the sustainability of food production, being rich in nutrients, capable of fitting into multiple niches in production systems, and relatively adapted to low‐input conditions. The evolving...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
469) Farmers' access to quality and diverse seed in Nepal: Implications for seed sector development
Seed security is a prerequisite for food security of small-holder farmers. In the case of Nepal, the timely and sufficient supply of quality seed of high yielding varieties has the potential to increase crop yields. This study analyses rice and finger millet seed systems in Nepal, particularly Ghanpokhara,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2018
470) Women Seed Saving Kenya
This video, produced by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty (AFSA), shows the important role of women in saving seeds. As governments across Africa develop laws to deny farmers’ rights to exchange and sell local seeds, women are leading the fight to protect Africa’s sacred biodiversity. The Seed Savers...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019