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 2013-05-19T17:32:47+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_strategy/objective_2.html The links between what is produced on the farm, the consumer who buys that food, and the income received by the producer does not stop at what is produced. 2011-09-15T11:36:43+02:00 Objective 2: To ensure that the production of more nutritious foods through commercial pathways reflects agricultural biodiverse practices and cultural and consumer preferences http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs/payments_for_ecosystem_services_pes.html PES schemes provide incentives to farmers and landowners to provide ecosystem services that benefit wider society. 2011-07-11T14:23:30+02:00 Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/on_the_trail_of_the_african_cherry_tree.html A research project to improve livelihoods of small-scale farmers culminates on the humid slopes of Mount Cameroon. 2011-04-19T12:17:41+02:00 On the trail of the African Cherry Tree http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/vegetable_innovation_in_malawi.html Local farmer groups and agro-dealers work together to improve vegetable production in southeast Africa. 2011-02-22T15:56:00+01:00 Vegetable Innovation in Malawi http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/african_leafy_vegetables_programme_bioversity_impact_assessment.html Assessing the impact of a project in Kenya to increase production, consumption and marketing of African Leafy Vegetables. 2011-02-15T09:45:26+01:00 African Leafy Vegetables Programme: Bioversity Impact Assessment http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/cocoa_farmers_full_of_beans_for_a_brighter_future.html A new Bioversity report examines how a growing taste for quality chocolate can pay for smallholder rural families. 2011-01-13T14:03:54+01:00 Cocoa farmers full of beans for a brighter future http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/unlocking_the_potential_of_minor_millets.html Newly published research papers reveal the potential of minor millets to improve people’s lives in southern India. 2010-10-18T14:17:52+02:00 Unlocking the potential of minor millets http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/pop_goes_the_cereal.html Bioversity projects in Africa and South America are taking advantage of an increasing market for snack food by turning traditional grains into tasty treats. 2010-08-27T13:54:00+02:00 Pop goes the cereal http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/traditional_african_leafy_vegetables_more_popular_than_ever.html The resurgence of traditional leafy vegetables in east Africa is raising interst around the world -- even in China. 2010-07-30T09:25:24+02:00 Traditional African Leafy Vegetables more popular than ever http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/neglected_underutilized_species.html Global food security has become increasingly dependent on only a handful of crops which has resulted in thousands of species with local relevance becoming neglected and underutilized. 2010-06-22T10:02:31+02:00 Neglected Underutilized Species http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture.html Sustainable agriculture has to be cohesive at environmental, economic and socio-cultural levels. The work of Bioversity International supports all three aspects. 2011-07-28T11:53:39+02:00 Sustainable agriculture