Sustainable Agriculture

Bioversity projects in Africa and South America are taking advantage of an increasing market for snack food by turning traditional grains into tasty treats.[Read more]

 

Nutrition

Dr Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International, calls for a new approach to fight hunger and malnutrition at the Crawford Fund’s 2010 international conference in Canberra, Australia.[Read more]

 

Conservation

The court decision to allow the Pavlovsk Experiment Station's field genebank to be destroyed for housing, is being appealed against. This gives campaigners, including Bioversity, another month to try and save the collection.[Read more]

 

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Russia will "scrutinize" Pavlovsk decision

President Medvedev announces Pavlovsk Experiment Station land transfer "to be scrutinised".

Court decision goes against Pavlovsk Experiment Station

The court decision to allow the Pavlovsk Experiment Station's field genebank to be destroyed for housing, is being appealed against. This gives campaigners, including Bioversity, another month to try and save the collection.

Brazil holds successful genetic resources meeting

The First Brazilian Congress on Genetic Resources provided an opportunity for genebank curators and plant breeders to share the latest developments in descriptors and informatics with Bioversity staff.

New manager announced for CGIAR Advisory Service

The CGIAR Central Advisory Service on Intellectual Property (CAS-IP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Elise Perset as their new manager. CAS-IP is one of the CGIAR centre-wide initiatives hosted by Bioversity.

Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship - Call for Research Proposals 2011

To date, 35 scientists from 23 developing countries have received awards to carry out innovative research related to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources.

Bioversity Director General intensifies campaign to save Russian berries

As the 11 August deadline looms for the court ruling on the future of the Pavlovsk Research Centre, activity to save its vast field collection of fruits and berries has intensified.

International training course in cryopreservation offered

'In Vitro and Cryopreservation for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources' is a practical course to teach techniques for conserving genetic diversity.

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Bioversity International uses agricultural biodiversity to improve people's lives.
We carry out global research to seek solutions for three key challenges: Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrition, Conservation.

Al Jazeera reports on Pavlovsk

1 September 2010

Al Jazeera has today published this English language video report on Youtube which gives a real insight into the importance of saving Pavlovsk.

Press Release: Dietary diversity the best approach to diet-related diseases

Dr Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International, calls for a new approach to fight hunger and malnutrition at the Crawford Fund’s 2010 international conference in Canberra, Australia.

Last seeds of hope for Pavlovsk

Bioversity International and UNEP have jointly appealed to both the Russian Minister of Agriculture and the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment urging them to help save the genebank at Pavlovsk Experimental Station.

Pop goes the cereal

Bioversity projects in Africa and South America are taking advantage of an increasing market for snack food by turning traditional grains into tasty treats.

Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems now in paperback

“[T]he single most authoritative source to date on issues of agrobiodiversity”, has recently been published in paperback.

VI Henry A. Wallace/CATIE Inter-American Scientific Conference

This key event co-organized by Bioversity International, will focus on the use and management of agrobiodiversity in Mesoamerica.The event will be held on 20-24 September 2010 in Costa Rica.

The Role of Agricultural Biodiversity in Addressing Hunger & Climate Change

This international seminar will be held on 13-15 September in Spain. Bioversity is pleased to be a co-organizer of this event which forms part of the celebrations for the International Year of Biodiversity.