Genes are gems for food security
Risk management in the face of climate change is something we can all learn from smallholder farmers. As climate change stalks global agriculture, researchers should collaborate with smallholder farmers in enhancing the diversification of crops to ensure food security, says Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International.
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2013 winners of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship
Bioversity International has awarded this year's Vavilov Frankel Fellowships to Awais Rasheed from Pakistan and Nohemi Voglozin from Benin. The fellows will study wheat diversity and spatial distribution of African rice.
Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme
The goal of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme is to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources by awarding Fellowships to outstanding young scientists from developing countries. This impact assessment brief evaluates if the Programme has met its goals of contributing to the scientific capacity of the Fellows and their home institutes, and of fostering the conservation and use of plant genetic resources.
Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2013 application deadline extended
Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2013 application deadline has been extended until 18 November 2012. Two fellowships, for up to US$ 20,000 each, are available for 2013 to carry out research, on a wide range of themes related to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries. Photo: F. van Oudenhoven
Meet the Bioversity research fellows
Every year, Bioversity collaborates with research fellows studying a variety of topics related to agricultural biodiversity. Find out more about the fellows and their research in our new Fellows Gallery.
Vavilov-Frankel Fellows 2012 to study responses and tolerance to drought
Bioversity International has awarded this year's Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships to Priyanka Gupta, from the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (ICAR), and Dejene Kassahun Mengistu, from Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
Fellows List
The fellows' gallery showcases research carried out by fellows of different fellowship programmes
Fellows Detail
The fellows' gallery showcases research carried out by fellows of different fellowship programmes
Fellows Profiles
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2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Call is now open
Applicants are invited to send their application by the deadline of 11 November 2012. Click to find out information about this year's research themes and criteria. Photo: Bioversity/F. van Oudenhoven.
2011 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship winners announced
Vavilov-Frankel Fellows to study crop diversity valuation and disease resistance in Mungbean.
Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2013
Bioversity International is pleased to announce the 2013 Call for Research Proposals for the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship.
A History of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship
The aim of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Fund is to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources by enabling outstanding young scientists to carry out relevant, innovative research outside their own countries.
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