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 2013-05-24T03:21:52+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/fao_forestry_chief_to_lead_un_wide_preps_for_expo_2015.html Creating sustainable and secure food systems will be high on the agenda for Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy, said Eduardo Rojas-Briales, FAO Assistant Director-General for Forestry, who has been named Commissioner-General for the United Nations’... 2013-03-28T08:44:41+01:00 FAO forestry chief to lead UN-wide preps for Expo 2015 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/crazy_for_quinoa_in_bolivia.html Today is the official launch of the UN International Year of Quinoa. Celebrate by watching a video about how a campaign by Bioversity International, IFAD and PROINPA to promote quinoa consumption in Bolivia is not only improving diets but the... 2013-02-20T09:31:33+01:00 Crazy for quinoa in Bolivia http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/newsroom/press_releases/hunger_run_2012_and_crescita_sms_campaign.html Rome, October 17th 2012: As part of celebrations for World Food Week, Hunger Run 2012 will take place on Sunday 21 October 2012 starting at 10:00 am - a race and an SMS campaign to help those affected by drought and poor harvests in Kenya. 2012-10-17T09:09:55+02:00 Press Release: Hunger Run 2012 and Crescita SMS Campaign http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/hunger_run_2012_and_crescita_sms_campaign.html Rome, Italy. As part of celebrations for World Food Week, Hunger Run 2012 will take place on Sunday 21 October 2012 starting at 10:00 am. The event, formerly known as the Run for Food race, has been renamed to emphasize the Rome-based agencies... 2012-10-17T09:09:55+02:00 Press Release: Hunger Run 2012 and Crescita SMS Campaign http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/media_advisory_hunger_run_2012_and_crescita_sms_campaign_press_conference.html Hunger Run 2012 and Crescita SMS Campaign Press Conference: two initiatives to help those affected by drought and poor harvests in Kenya. Roma Capitale and Valentina Vezzali join FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International and Gruppo Sportivo Bancari... 2012-10-11T11:07:34+02:00 Media Advisory - Hunger Run 2012 and Crescita SMS Campaign Press Conference http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/hunger_run_2012_lets_stop_hunger_in_its_tracks_october_21_rome_italy.html HUNGER RUN 2012 is now open for registration. Proceeds will be used to help communities in the Horn of Africa affected by drought and poor harvests. The race is organized by Gruppo Sportivo Bancari Romani on behalf of FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity... 2012-08-02T12:15:07+02:00 Hunger Run 2012 - Let s stop hunger in its tracks - October 21, Rome, Italy 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/media_advisory_rio_20_high_level_event_food_for_life_and_life_for_food.html A high-level discussion taking place in Rio+20 on June 21st organized by FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International and the World Bank will include heads of state and government, high-level policy makers from countries and international organizations... 2012-06-20T15:32:41+02:00 Media Advisory - Rio+20: high-level event "Food for Life and Life for Food" http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/no_sustainable_development_without_eradication_of_hunger_and_extreme_poverty.html Joint statement Rio+20: FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International have issued the following statement on the occasion of the Rio+20 conference: "We stand at a crossroads: it lies within our reach to eliminate hunger and poverty, using methods that do... 2012-06-20T11:08:42+02:00 No sustainable development without eradication of hunger and extreme poverty http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/the_potential_of_neglected_and_underutilized_species_more_than_just_a_piece_of_quinoa_cake.html Today s Rio+20 blog post is from Dr. Stefano Padulosi, Bioversity Research theme leader, Marketing Diversity, highlights the potential of neglected and underutilized species for food security,in his personal account about eating quinoa cake in... 2012-06-19T14:29:07+02:00 The potential of neglected and underutilized species - more than just a piece of quinoa cake http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/aiming_for_a_food_secure_future_think_global_act_local.html "Enhancing food security will take both global vision and local action. Strategy and implementation must be linked in order to obtain the Rio vision of food security" - the theme of today s event Aiming for a Food Secure Future co-hosted by... 2012-06-19T11:11:58+02:00 Aiming for a Food Secure Future: Think Global, Act Local http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/stefano_padulosi.html Currently acting as senior scientist and theme leader for the Marketing Diversity programme, Dr. Stefano Padulosi joined Bioversity in 1993, he is coordinating an international IFAD-funded project in Bolivia, Nepal and India which is testing out... 2012-06-19T08:54:07+02:00 Stefano Padulosi http://www.bioversityinternational.org/highlights/earth_day_research_reading.html An Earth Day 2012 reading list featuring recent Bioversity International publications. 2012-04-18T10:32:37+02:00 Earth Day Research Reading http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bringing_neglected_and_underutilized_species_back_to_the_table.html "It is indeed possible to turn underutilized species into an effective instrument of development and improvement of peoples’ livelihood" - Bioversity scientists look back at the successes of the first UN global effort specifically devoted to the... 2012-02-21T17:30:00+01:00 Bringing neglected and underutilized species back to the table http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/sharefair.html It s time for the Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair — which will take place at IFAD’s headquarters in Rome next week. Follow it live #SFROME 2011-09-22T13:19:48+02:00 ICT for Development, Food Security, Climate Change - The Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/on_farm_conservation_neglected_and_underutilized_species_and_climate_change.html Bioversity and partners launch a new on farm agricultural biodiversity conservation project, in India, Nepal and Bolivia 2011-06-22T10:33:00+02:00 On farm conservation, neglected and underutilized species, and climate change - a new international effort http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/neglected_underutilized_species/on_farm_conservation_neglected_and_underutilised_species_and_the_challenge_of_climate_change_a_new_bioversity_project.html Bioversity and partners in India, Nepal and Bolivia, launch a new on farm conservation project in response to an unprecedented loss of species, varieties and traditional knowledge. 2011-06-14T13:59:32+02:00 On-farm conservation, neglected and underutilised species, and the challenge of climate change - a new Bioversity project http://www.bioversityinternational.org/old_content_no_longer_visible/nutrition_old_pages/dietary_diversity/maintaining_crop_and_cultural_diversity_in_the_andes.html Bioversity is working with farmers and consumers to promote and encourage crop diversity in the Andes through promotional campaigns and seeds fairs. 2010-09-15T13:34:23+02:00 Maintaining crop and cultural diversity in the Andes http://www.bioversityinternational.org/old_content_no_longer_visible/nutrition_old_pages/dietary_diversity/making_a_meal_of_minor_millets.html Bioversity scientists and partners have been working in Karnataka, India, to re-introduce the many virtues of minor millets. One way is by working with local women to create tasty new recipes for the snack food market. 2010-09-15T12:14:53+02:00 Making a meal of minor millets http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/heavy_metal_snacks_a_bioversity_project_report.html Small-scale producers in Peru are implementing better quality control in their food handling practices after finding an unexpected ingredient in their snack products. 2010-08-23T13:58:46+02:00 Heavy metal snacks - A Bioversity project report