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 2013-05-06T16:18:28+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/supporting_the_conservation_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html Video inspired by Bioversity International scientists’ ‘heuristic framework’, highlights constraints and solutions to help farmers and researchers conserve and use crop biodiversity. Less than two weeks left to download the paper for free on Taylor ... 2012-12-18T15:40:21+01:00 Supporting the conservation use of crop biodiversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/devra_i_jarvis.html Devra I. Jarvis, an American national, joined Bioversity International in 1996. Today, 15 years later, Devra is the principal scientist of the Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services group. Her work here has made her an outstanding scientific leader... 2012-12-10T14:10:18+01:00 Devra I. Jarvis 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/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/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/home/homepage_content/supporting_the_conservation_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html Video inspired by Bioversity International scientists’ ‘heuristic framework’, highlights constraints and solutions to help farmers and researchers conserve and use crop biodiversity. 2012-12-19T15:44:57+01:00 Supporting the conservation use of crop biodiversity