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 2013-06-19T20:26:11+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/gea_galluzzi.html Gea Galluzzi is an Italian national who joined Bioversity International in August 2010 as an Associate Expert. She is based in the Regional Office for the Americas, in Cali, Colombia. 2013-04-17T09:55:03+02:00 Gea Galluzzi http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/international_seminar_on_neglected_and_underutilized_species.html Bioversity International is a co-organizer of the International Seminar Old and New Crops To Meet The Challenges Of The XXI Century where researchers, farmers’ representatives, policymakers and donors will discuss how neglected and underutilized... 2012-12-10T19:28:00+01:00 International Seminar on Neglected and Underutilized Species 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/can_cultivated_species_get_their_own_red_list.html Stefano Padulosi, a Bioversity senior scientist, (pictured here with Prof. MS Swaminathan at the IUCN World Conservation Congress this week in Korea), looks at the need to develop Red Lists for cultivated species, not just for wild biodiversity.... 2012-09-12T11:04:23+02:00 Can cultivated species get their own Red List? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/upcoming_training_course_on_value_chain_research_extended_deadline.html Fonio is one of priority species for neglected and underutilized species (NUS) research in West Africa. To improve the quality of applied research on value chains of priority NUS crops, we are organizing a training course and inviting candidates... 2012-07-13T15:41:56+02:00 Upcoming training course on value chain research - extended deadline 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/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/training/upcoming_training_events/training_course_on_value_chain_research_on_neglected_and_underutilized_species_of_plants.html The call for manuscripts and applications is open for candidates from Benin, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Deadline 5 August 2012. 2012-05-18T15:25:00+02:00 Training course on Value Chain Research on Neglected and Underutilized Species of Plants http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/upcoming_training_events/training_course_on_food_systems_from_agronomy_to_human_health.html The call for manuscripts and applications is open for candidates from Benin, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Deadline 6 June 2012. 2012-05-18T15:25:00+02:00 Training course on Food Systems: From Agronomy to Human Health http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/newsroom/press_releases/new_agricultural_biodiversity_project_to_improve_nutrition_and_food_security_worldwide.html Placing renewed emphasis on sustaining the natural variety of crops and animals contributing to agriculture, including neglected yet nutritious traditional foods, can improve food security and address growing global concerns over poor nutrition and... 2012-04-28T18:44:30+02:00 New Agricultural Biodiversity Project to Improve Nutrition and Food Security Worldwide 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/nus_bolivia_and_india.html Bioversity senior scientist Stefano Padulosi, talks about how a project in India and Bolivia, is encouraging women to reintroduce traditional crops to family diets 2011-10-07T10:12:49+02:00 Using Neglected and Underutilized Species to empower women in Bolivia and India http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_strategy/objective_3.html This objective seeks to understand how to integrate and implement the tools and methodologies of agricultural biodiversity to positively impact nutrition development programmes and food assistance on the ground. 2011-09-15T11:37:05+02:00 Objective 3: To determine best practices and delivery systems of agricultural biodiversity in nutrition and health development programmes http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_tools.html Agricultural biodiversity is the basis of the food and nutrition value chain with under-exploited potential for contributing to food security, health, income generation, and ecosystem services. 2011-09-15T11:17:49+02:00 Our tools http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_beneficiaries.html At least half of the world’s food-insecure people are smallholder farmers living in poverty. Yet smallholder farms produce around one third of the world s food and play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity. 2011-09-15T10:56:57+02:00 Our beneficiaries http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/global_malnutrition_the_context.html An estimated 925 million people are hungry and many more are malnourished. Modern food systems do not deliver dietary diversity concentrating on just three staple crops. 2011-09-15T10:50:00+02:00 Global malnutrition - the context http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/neglected_and_underutilized_species_research_gets_a_big_boost_in_malaysia.html An innovative research centre, specifically designed to evaluate underutilized crops, is launched in Kuala Lumpur. 2011-07-20T13:56:04+02:00 Neglected and Underutilized Species research gets a big boost in Malaysia http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs.html The application of Payment for Ecosystem Services(PES) specifically for agricultural biodiversity conservation (PACS) is a new idea and Bioversity is at its forefront. 2011-06-30T14:03:25+02:00 Payments for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services 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