http://www.bioversityinternational.org/ Bioversity International - Research to improve the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition, livelihoods and enhance sustainability for smallholder farmers en Bioversity International 2012-12-11T09:55:25+01:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_model_to_make_more_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html A collation of experimental evidence offers answers to: How can farmers make better use of crop diversity? Devra Jarvis and colleagues at Bioversity International have created an heuristic framework to help farmers and researchers conserve and use... 2012-12-10T13:37:28+01:00 A model to make more use of crop biodiversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/forests_and_agriculture_to_work_together_to_tackle_climate_change.html In the run up to UN climate summit, CIFOR have issued a media advisory asking Can the world’s forests and farms work together to tackle pressing food security challenges and climate change? 2012-11-20T10:09:18+01:00 Forests and agriculture to work together to tackle climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/work_to_mitigate_banana_xanthomonas_wilt_bxw_reaps_rewards.html The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) has given its 2012 Award for Best KARI Implemented Project to a collaborative research effort, led by Bioversity International, to strengthen East-African food and income security. The project, funded... 2012-10-25T16:05:00+02:00 Work to mitigate Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) reaps rewards http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_strategy_to_safeguard_the_future_of_chocolate.html The vast global chocolate industry — worth more than US$100 billion a year — rests on shaky agricultural foundations. Millions of farmers have just a few trees each, and those trees are constantly under threat from a range of pests and diseases.... 2012-10-17T15:10:25+02:00 A strategy to safeguard the future of chocolate http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/small_scale_agriculture_is_the_key_to_meeting_cbd_goals.html Pablo Eyzaguirre, a Senior Scientist at Bioversity International (featured in this video talking to COP11 TV), is one of our delegation at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). He reflects on the Aichi targets, and how small-scale... 2012-10-14T09:13:27+02:00 Small-scale agriculture is the key to meeting CBD goals http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/plant_breeders_respond_to_climate_related_stresses_in_multiple_ways.html Bioversity recently undertook an in-depth study of Availability of Plant Genetic Resources in Times of Climate and Policy Change for the CGIAR Research Program, CCAFS. Bioversity scientist Ronnie Vernooy, one of the study’s authors, blogs about... 2012-09-17T10:53:39+02:00 Plant breeders respond to climate-related stresses in multiple ways http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/neglected_crops_why_it_is_critical_we_increase_food_diversity.html As the IUCN World Conservation Congress comes to a close this weekend, Bioversity scientists Stefano Padulosi and Carlo Fadda look at why crop diversity is vital for food security in a report from the joint Bioversity International and CIFOR... 2012-09-14T09:12:58+02:00 Neglected crops: why it is critical we increase food diversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/acai_could_the_wonder_fruit_also_be_wonderful_for_forests.html A joint workshop by Bioversity International and CIFOR at the IUCN World Conservation Congress looked at how demand for açaí s age-defying properties is leading to reforestation in Brazil rainforest, with smallholder forest management tending to be... 2012-09-13T10:42:28+02:00 Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/other_ways_to_use_agricultural_biodiversity_to_adapt_to_climate_change.html While some scientists are working hard to breed new crop varieties better adapted to the predicted impacts of climate change, others are exploring adaptation options already present in genebanks and farmers’ fields. Find out more on the CCAFS... 2012-08-17T11:31:36+02:00 Other ways to use agricultural biodiversity to adapt to climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/tropical_fruit_tree_growers_respond_to_climate_change.html When it comes to climate change and agriculture, almost all you hear about is the impact on short-lived crops, arable and horticultural. What about perennial tree crops? A new literature review shows that farmers are already feeling, and responding... 2012-07-20T13:15:04+02:00 Tropical fruit tree growers respond to climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/using_crop_diversity_to_tackle_climate_change_meet_bhutanese_farmer_pema.html Meet Pema who is a smallholder farmer living in a traditional Bhutanese farmhouse in the village of Tsento, Shari in the Central Western part of Bhutan. She has been selected by the local Agricultural Extension Centre to try cultivating vegetables... 2012-07-06T09:07:27+02:00 Using crop diversity to tackle climate change - Meet Bhutanese farmer Pema http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/global_biodiversity_informatics_conference_july_2012_copenhagen.html GBIC 2012 will bring together a diverse group of experts from around the world, to develop a vision and set of priorities for biodiversity informatics for the coming decade. Bioversity has been an associated partner of Global Biodiversity... 2012-06-29T11:18:39+02:00 Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference July, 2012 Copenhagen http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/the_last_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_20.html The last of our farmer stories as part of our Rio+20series: A fork in the Road takes us around the world to meet some of the smallholder farmers we at Bioversity International have worked with, and others whose passion has inspired, and continues... 2012-06-15T14:42:30+02:00 The last fork in the road to Rio+20 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/the_last_fork_in_the_road_to_rio.html The last of our farmer stories as part of our Rio+20 series: A fork in the Road takes us around the world to meet some of the smallholder farmers we at Bioversity International have worked with, and others whose passion has inspired, and continues... 2012-06-15T14:28:55+02:00 The last fork in the road to Rio http://www.bioversityinternational.org/working_with_smallholder_farmers/using_crop_diversity_to_tackle_climate_change.html Meet Pema who is a smallholder farmer living in a traditional Bhutanese farmhouse in the village of Tsento, Shari in the central western part of Bhutan. She has been selected by the local Agricultural Extension Centre to try cultivating vegetables... 2012-06-14T09:27:40+02:00 Using crop diversity to tackle climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/diversity_protects_the_bean_harvests_of_poor_farmers_in_uganda.html Poor farmers in Uganda use agricultural biodiversity to protect themselves against pests and diseases, according to a recent paper published in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems and the Environment (photo: CIAT/N. Palmer). 2012-06-11T11:11:34+02:00 Diversity protects the bean harvests of poor farmers in Uganda http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_kenya_part_2.html Miriam Musyoka, a smallholder farmer from Kitui, Kenya, talks about how she has seen an increase in her income from selling local and traditional foods after a campaign to promote their value. This is latest in our farmer story series A fork on the... 2012-06-08T11:45:51+02:00 A fork in the Road to Rio: Kenya (part 2) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_kenya_part_two.html Miriam Musyoka, a smallholder farmer, talks about how she has seen an increase in her income from selling local and traditional foods after a campaign to promote their value. 2012-06-08T11:39:04+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: Kenya (part two) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/agricultural_biodiversity_in_the_americas.html Dr. Marleni Ramirez, Regional Director for Bioversity International s Americas Office in Colombia, talks about why the rich agricultural biodiversity in the Americas is vital for our future food security. This is latest video from our On the Road to... 2012-06-01T13:34:18+02:00 Agricultural biodiversity in the Americas http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_india.html Dattatreya Hegde cultivates local varieties of mango and half a dozen types of Garcinia indica in the remote village of Salkani. Although arecanut is his main cash crop, selling local fruit varieties is bringing 20% of his family income. 2012-05-29T11:55:57+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: India