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 2013-06-19T00:01:31+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/market_demands_for_exotic_produce_should_not_replace_local_fruit_tree_diversity.html Muhabbat Turdieva, Central Asia Project Coordinator, Bioversity International, was part of the delegation at the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in India last week. She speaks about her work on wild fruits and forest systems in Central Asia. 2012-10-22T10:04:30+02:00 Market demands for exotic produce should not replace local fruit tree diversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/conserving_bananas_in_the_pacific_region.html Collecting banana diversity is more than just a matter of knowing which accessions (samples) to conserve. Ongoing work in French Polynesia is showing that diversity is not just found in genetic traits, but also the different names given to varieties. 2012-03-30T16:13:29+02:00 It’s all in the name - conserving bananas in the Pacific region http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/embryo_culture_protocol_to_help_rural_populations.html The coconut palm is integral to the culture of many countries and supports more than 10 million sustainable livelihoods worldwide. Yet genetic erosion, climate-change and disease are placing bio-diverse coconut heritage under threat. 2012-02-08T11:29:20+01:00 A coconut embryo culture protocol for the international exchange of germplasm http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/climate_change.html It is predicted that by 2055 more than half of the 23 crops studied by Bioversity scientists will lose land suitable for their cultivation 2010-07-09T11:38:38+02:00 Climate Change