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 2013-05-21T02:08:48+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International 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/announcements/medicinal_and_aromatic_plants_improve_livelihoods_in_yemen.html The use of medicinal and aromatic plant species in Yemen goes back thousands of years and is an important part of Yemeni culture. A new impact assessment looks at the effectiveness of work carried out in 2002-2007 to increase farmer income from four... 2013-02-15T10:28:56+01:00 Medicinal and aromatic plants improve livelihoods in Yemen http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/medicinal_and_aromatic_plants_improve_livelihoods_in_yemen.html A study to show the impact of a set of interventions related to conservation and use of neglected and underutilized species on livelihood s in Yemen based on a pilot study implemented by Bioversity International in Yemen between 2002 and 2005. 2013-01-29T15:58:26+01:00 Medicinal and aromatic plants improve livelihoods in Yemen http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/studying_peach_palm_in_tropical_latin_america_to_understand_the_potential_of_diversity.html A new open access research paper looks at peach palm in tropical Latin America and its implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition, with contributions from scientists at CIAT, CIRAD and Bioversity... 2013-01-25T14:07:00+01:00 How studying peach palm in tropical Latin America can help us understand the potential of diversity. http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/gcard2_punta_del_este_uruguay_29_october_1_november_2012.html The Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) has started in Uruguay. GCARD2 will focus on the ways to implement tasks identified in the GCARD RoadMap: Foresight, partnerships and capacity development for... 2012-10-29T11:29:00+01:00 The Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2), 29 October – 1 November 2012 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/work_to_mitigate_banana_xanthomonas_wilt_bxw_reaps_rewards.html The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) has given its 2012 Award for Best KARI Implemented Project to a collaborative research effort, led by Bioversity International, to strengthen East-African food and income security. The project, funded... 2012-10-25T16:05:00+02:00 Work to mitigate Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) reaps rewards 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/acai_could_the_wonder_fruit_also_be_wonderful_for_forests.html A joint workshop by Bioversity International and CIFOR at the IUCN World Conservation Congress looked at how demand for açaí s age-defying properties is leading to reforestation in Brazil rainforest, with smallholder forest management tending to be... 2012-09-13T10:42:28+02:00 Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/past_present_and_future_of_species_ecosystems_and_human_livelihoods_at_iucn.html Cristián Samper, President and CEO, WCS, and Bioversity Board Member gave an opening address at the IUCN Conservation Congress highlighting the need to protect species and ecosystems in the face of a growing human footprint. Tomorrow is Nature+ Food... 2012-09-07T11:50:37+02:00 Past, present and future of species, ecosystems and human livelihoods at IUCN 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/farmer_stories/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_kenya_part_two.html Miriam Musyoka, a smallholder farmer, talks about how she has seen an increase in her income from selling local and traditional foods after a campaign to promote their value. 2012-06-08T11:39:04+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: Kenya (part two) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/the_impact_of_organic_bananas_in_alto_beni_bolivia.html Poor farmers in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia continue to enjoy improved livelihoods thanks to a project on organic bananas implemented by Bioversity International. An impact assessment, using an asset-based livelihoods approach, found that 85% of... 2012-04-30T11:19:45+02:00 The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_impact_of_organic_bananas_in_alto_beni_bolivia.html Poor farmers in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia continue to enjoy improved livelihoods thanks to a project on organic bananas implemented by Bioversity International. 2012-04-30T10:39:33+02:00 The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/forests_and_trees/valuing_the_african_cherry_tree.html Development of conservation and sustainable use strategies for Prunus africana to improve the livelihood of small-scale farmers in Africa. 2011-01-12T11:48:35+01:00 Valuing the African Cherry Tree http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/karnataka_farmers_lead_millet_revival_in_southern_india.html The cultivation of declining traditional millet crops in Karnataka’s dryland tracts has been given a boost with the opening of the southern state s first seedbank specialising in millet strains. 2010-06-21T09:18:54+02:00 Karnataka Farmers lead Millet Revival in Southern India http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/peru_moves_to_mainstream_agricultural_biodiversity.html A recent meeting in Lima, Peru, ended with a joint commitment by the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment to collaborate on the greater use of Peru s agricultural biodiversity to enhance its economic and social development. 2010-05-10T15:43:31+02:00 Peru moves to mainstream agricultural biodiversity