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 2013-06-17T01:06:26+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/farmer_strategies_to_adapt_to_climate_change_in_colombia.html Working with communities is vital for finding adaptation strategies to climate change. Read more how Bioversity International is working with participatory tools in Colombia. 2013-06-05T09:48:00+02:00 Farmer strategies to adapt to climate change in Colombia http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/farmer_strategies_to_adapt_to_climate_change_in_colombia/estrategias_de_los_agricultores_para_adaptarse_al_cambio_climatico_en_colombia.html Trabajar con las comunidades es vital para desarrollar estrategias de adaptación al cambio climático. Bioversity International está trabajando con métodos participativos en Colombia para asegurar soluciones que respondan a las necesidades locales. 2013-06-03T10:44:01+02:00 Estrategias de los agricultores para adaptarse al cambio climático en Colombia http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/gea_galluzzi.html Gea Galluzzi is an Italian national who joined Bioversity International in August 2010 as an Associate Expert. She is based in the Regional Office for the Americas, in Cali, Colombia. 2013-04-17T09:55:03+02:00 Gea Galluzzi http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/climate_smart_villages_in_india_show_early_signs_of_great_reform_achievements.html Bioversity International is part of the successful CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Climate Change (CCAFS) Climate Smart Villages initiative whose key focus is to enhance climate literacy of farmers in developing countries... 2013-03-19T12:00:10+01:00 Climate smart villages in India show early signs of great reform achievements http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/farmers_testing_wheat_crops_for_climate_change_adaptation.html Bioversity International is working with several partners in Bihar, India on Seeds4Needs: a series of projects that are trying to give farmers more access to crop varieties and landraces to help them adapt to climate change. Read more in a blog post... 2013-03-12T13:18:13+01:00 Farmers testing wheat crops for climate change adaptation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/jacob_van_etten.html Title: Senior Scientist, Theme Leader Climate Change Adaptation Duty post location: Americas Regional Office, Cali, Colombia Dr Jacob van Etten, a Dutch national, joined Bioversity in 2012 to lead the work on climate change adaptation. He has... 2013-03-11T09:43:45+01:00 Jacob van Etten http://www.bioversityinternational.org/agrobiodiversity_and_ecosystem_services.html Bioversity International s Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Programme aims to understand how biodiversity in agricultural landscapes contributes to the provision of ecosystem services that benefit the poor. 2012-12-19T09:54:35+01:00 Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services 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/report_examines_effects_of_climate_change_on_agriculture_urges_action.html A new report from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security calls for the need to “recalibrate” food production in the developing world. Bioversity International’s scientific research is helping to identify not only... 2012-10-31T08:00:00+01:00 Report examines the many effects of climate change on agriculture, urges action now http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/climate_conversations_can_biodiversity_cut_the_risks_of_crop_losses.html AlertNet inquires about sustainable alternatives to preventing crop loss. The use of agricultural biodiversity to minimize the risk of crop pest and disease has been the focus of a 5-year Bioversity International project in China, Ecuador, Morocco... 2012-10-30T15:42:54+01:00 Climate Conversations - Can biodiversity cut the risks of crop losses? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/kyrgyz_conservationists_save_trees_by_helping_farmers.html Today The Washington Times highlights the importance of fruit tree conservation in Kyrgyzstan and the work of Fauna amp; Flora and Bioversity International. Photo: Bioversity/F. van Oudenhoven 2012-10-29T20:19:00+01:00 Kyrgyz conservationists save trees by helping farmers http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/catching_up_with_dr_prem_mathur_at_the_un_convention_on_biological_diversity.html Prem Mathur, South Asia Coordinator, is one of the Bioversity International delegation attending the UN Meeting on Biodiversity in Hyderabad - featured here talking to COP11 TV earlier today. We find time in his busy schedule for a quick CBD update. 2012-10-10T14:25:22+02:00 Catching up with Dr. Prem Mathur at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/access_to_genetic_resources_and_genebanks_where_are_we.html Thanks to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture the scene has been set for unprecedented levels of global co-operation for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. In practice, however,... 2012-09-26T14:53:00+02:00 Access to genetic resources and genebanks - where are we in the process? 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/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/agricultural_biodiversity_and_climate_change.html Carlo Fadda, one of Bioversity International s senior scientists based in our Sub-Saharan Africa office, talks about the importance of using agricultural biodiversity to suit farmers future needs in the face of climate change. This video blog is... 2012-06-07T14:15:04+02:00 Agricultural biodiversity and climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/agricultural_biodiversity_in_sub_saharan_africa.html Joseph Jojo Baidu-Forson, Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, talks about the future that he wants for the smallholder farmers of Sub-Saharan Africa. This video is the latest from our Rio+20 campaign blog. 2012-05-25T14:58:14+02:00 Agricultural Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/using_local_agricultural_biodiversity_a_kenyan_farmers_story.html Peninah Mwangangi has a smallholder farm in the arid region of Kitui, in eastern Kenya. She explains how using local traditional food crops have helped mitigate against harvest loss when the rains don t come. This is the third story in our Fork in... 2012-05-18T15:06:02+02:00 Using local agricultural biodiversity - A Kenyan farmer s story