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 2013-05-19T14:10:06+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/celebrating_the_2013_un_international_year_of_quinoa.html The 2013 UN International Year of Quinoa will raise awareness of how quinoa can provide nutrition, increase food security, and help eradicate poverty. In 2012, Bioversity International Senior Scientist, Nutrition Marketing Diversity, Stefano... 2013-01-02T09:59:16+01:00 Celebrating the 2013 UN International Year of Quinoa 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/bringing_neglected_and_underutilized_species_back_to_the_table.html "It is indeed possible to turn underutilized species into an effective instrument of development and improvement of peoples’ livelihood" - Bioversity scientists look back at the successes of the first UN global effort specifically devoted to the... 2012-02-21T17:30:00+01:00 Bringing neglected and underutilized species back to the table http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_tools.html Agricultural biodiversity is the basis of the food and nutrition value chain with under-exploited potential for contributing to food security, health, income generation, and ecosystem services. 2011-09-15T11:17:49+02:00 Our tools http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/regenerating_andean_crop_collections.html Bioversity scientist, Jesús María Salcedo, reports on work to keep genebank accessions viable in the Americas. 2010-10-06T10:11:26+02:00 Regenerating Andean Crop Collections http://www.bioversityinternational.org/old_content_no_longer_visible/nutrition_old_pages/dietary_diversity/maintaining_crop_and_cultural_diversity_in_the_andes.html Bioversity is working with farmers and consumers to promote and encourage crop diversity in the Andes through promotional campaigns and seeds fairs. 2010-09-15T13:34:23+02:00 Maintaining crop and cultural diversity in the Andes