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 2013-05-03T14:52:58+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/biodiversity_for_food_and_nutrition_project_launching_website.html The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project recently launched their website. This project aims to "mainstream biodiversity conservation and sustainable use for improved human nutrition and well-being" into national and global policies and... 2012-11-23T14:49:06+01:00 Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project launching website http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/director_general_speaking_at_feeding_the_world_africa.html Johannesburg, November 15-16 Bioversity International Director General, Emile Frison, will be one of the expert speakers at the Economist two-day conference Feeding the World – Africa’s role in solving the food crisis taking place in Johannesburg... 2012-11-13T13:34:56+01:00 Director General speaking at Feeding the World Africa http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/conservation_and_agriculture_equals_true_food_security.html What do you have when you combine conservation and agriculture together? A recipe for success, say the trio of experts - Emile Frison of Bioversity International, Cristián Samper of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Ken Wilson of The Christensen... 2012-11-08T11:04:31+01:00 Conservation + Agriculture = True Food Security http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/food_for_the_cities_why_rural_urban_linkages_are_key_to_a_food_secure_future.html Interview with Bruce Cogill, Programme Leader, Nutrition and Marketing of Diversity, at the 39th Session of the Committee on World Food Security side-event, Food for the Cities. Cogill was attending the event as a representative of the UN Standing... 2012-10-16T22:35:00+02:00 Food for the Cities: Why Rural Urban Linkages are key to a food secure future http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/celebrating_local_foods_on_a_global_scale.html World Food Day is 16 October. In honour of this day, Bioversity International is highlighting a research project that is under way in four corners of the world to improve food and nutrition. Photo: Traditional Sri Lankan meal. Bioversity/S. Landersz 2012-10-16T17:47:00+02:00 Celebrating local foods on a global scale http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/discussing_gaps_between_research_on_food_security_agriculture_and_nutrition.html A new program to help deliver improved nutrition to Africa was recently designed at a workshop in Nairobi on September 10–11. The expert panel, including Bioversity International s Bruce Cogill, defined research priorities for Australian investments... 2012-10-01T11:02:03+02:00 Discussing gaps between research on food security, agriculture and nutrition 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/unscn_statement_on_nutrition_security_of_urban_populations.html The UN Habitat sixth World Urban Forum opens in Italy today, as the UNSCN issues a call for attention and joint action on nutrition security for urban populations. Bruce Cogill, Bioversity International Programme Leader, Nutrition and Marketing... 2012-09-03T13:45:18+02:00 UNSCN publishes joint statement on nutrition security of urban populations http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/iucn_world_conservation_congress_6_15_september_jeju_korea.html Bioversity International is participating in sessions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Highlights include HRH Prince Charles delivering an introductory video to open the session From Competition to Collaboration between Agriculture and... 2012-09-03T10:33:03+02:00 IUCN World Conservation Congress: 6-15 September, Jeju, Korea http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/food_security_must_be_on_the_table_at_rio_20.html by: José Graziano da Silva, Director General, FAO; Kanayo F. Nwanze, President, IFAD; Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, WFP; Emile A. Frison, Bioversity International They struggle to make crops grow in the parched earth. They watch in despair as... 2012-06-21T15:04:55+02:00 Food security must be on the table at Rio+20 - Joint opinion article: FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/emile_frison_reflects_on_the_first_days_events_at_rio_20.html "Rio+20 is well under way and food security is in focus." Emile Frison, Director General, Bioversity International picks out important themes around food security and sustainability from Day One in his blog post live from Rio+20. 2012-06-19T18:27:13+02:00 Emile Frison reflects on the first day s events at Rio+20 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/indian_journal_of_plant_genetic_resources_25th_anniversary.html A special issue to mark 25 years of the official journal of the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources with contributions from some of our Bioversity scientists. 2012-06-08T09:53:45+02:00 Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 25 (1) 2012 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/announcements/cgiar_call_to_action_featured_in_bbc.html Bioversity International is part of the CGIAR call to action for Rio+20, calling for food security and sustainable agriculture to be at the top of the conference agenda. Bioversity is a member of the CGIAR. 15 research organizations have come... 2012-05-23T15:01:10+02:00 CGIAR call to action featured in BBC http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_new_publication_to_help_understand_the_food_we_eat.html To improve livelihoods, nutrition and health, accessing and consuming diverse quality foods is necessary. But what is a quality food? ‘Food Composition Tables for West Africa’ is an important step towards understanding what is in the food that... 2012-04-18T10:15:23+02:00 A new publication to help understand the food we eat http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/other_fellowships_and_scholarships/phd_fellowship_for_a_national_of_benin_food_security_and_nutrition.html fellowship opportunity in food security and nutrition for the nationals coming from Benin 2012-04-03T12:01:29+02:00 PhD Fellowship for a national of Benin: Food Security and Nutrition http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/climate_change_models_to_encourage_seed_treaty_implementation.html A new climate change tool will not only help farmers to prepare for the future, it may also spur implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. 2012-02-17T15:45:50+01:00 Climate change models may help spur lawmakers to implement seed treaty http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/read_more_for_announcements/international_landscapes_for_people_food_and_nature.html A new 3 year initiative – International Landscapes for People, Food and Nature - will support new scaled-up sustainable landscape management approaches in over 60 biodiversity hotspots around the world. 2011-11-18T15:12:41+01:00 International Landscapes for People, Food and Nature – An international effort to scale up sustainable rural development http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/international_landscapes_for_people_food_and_nature.html A new 3 year initiative will support scaled-up sustainable landscape management approaches in over 60 biodiversity hotspots around the world. 2011-11-18T14:44:48+01:00 International Landscapes for People, Food and Nature – An international effort to scale up sustainable rural development http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/nutrition_strategy_online.html Bioversity International s new nutrition programme is now available. Read how we will work with smallholder farmers to promote agricultural biodiversity within food production systems. 2011-09-30T14:24:46+02:00 New Bioversity nutrition strategy now online