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 2013-05-22T12:58:10+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/genetic_diversity_for_climate_change_adaptation.html UN Conference on Climate Change (COP18) has begun in Doha, Qatar. Climate change is adversely affecting food security and livelihoods of the people from the poorest regions of the world. The Seeds for Needs initiative s new project in Ethiopia looks... 2012-11-26T15:50:11+01:00 Genetic diversity for climate change adaptation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/winner_of_the_abdou_salam_ouedraogo_fellowship_2012.html We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 12-month Abdou Salam Ouédraogo (ASO) 2012 Fellowship for Research on Conservation and Use of Forest Genetic Resources is Ms Addisalem Ayele Bekele from Ethiopia. 2012-11-14T16:35:48+01:00 Winner of the Abdou Salam Ouedraogo Fellowship 2012 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/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/vavilov_frankel_fellowship_2012_winners_announced.html 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. 2012-04-16T10:00:00+02:00 Vavilov-Frankel Fellows 2012 to study responses and tolerance to drought http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/seeds_for_needs_ethiopia.html A year into the Seeds for Needs project in Ethiopia, project leader Eshan Dulloo reports on progress. 2011-08-16T13:58:52+02:00 Seeds for Needs project update - helping women farmers in Ethiopia adapt to climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/interview_on_seeds_for_needs_in_ethiopia.html A video interview with Project Leader Ehsan Dulloo, about Seeds for Needs in Ethiopia. 2010-11-12T12:26:35+01:00 Interview on Seeds for Needs in Ethiopia