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 2013-05-19T14:00:12+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/cacao_yesterday_today_and_tomorrow.html Climate models, DNA analysis, geographic information systems and genebanks come together to illuminate the past and safeguard the future of the tree that gives us chocolate. Photo: IITA 2012-11-06T09:48:11+01:00 Cacao: yesterday, today and tomorrow http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/linking_chilli_diversity_to_markets_in_peru.html Peru and Bolivia are home to the most diverse concentrations of Capsicum in the world, yet much of this diversity remains neglected and undervalued. To assist market development, Bioversity is coordinating a project to link Capsicum small-scale... 2012-09-28T10:58:36+02:00 Linking chilli diversity to markets in Peru http://www.bioversityinternational.org/working_with_smallholder_farmers/linking_chilli_diversity_to_markets_in_peru.html Peru and Bolivia are home to the largest and most diverse concentrations of Capsicum in the world, yet much of this diversity remains neglected and undervalued. To assist market development, Bioversity is coordinating a three-year project to link... 2012-09-28T10:35:17+02:00 Linking chilli diversity to markets in Peru http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_peru.html Meet the Quechua farmers of the Potato Park in Peru, who are conserving 1345 varieties of local potatoes and have established a database with traditional associated knowledge supported by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food... 2012-05-24T15:19:18+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: Peru http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_peru.html Meet the Quechua farmers of the Potato Park in Peru, who are conserving 1345 varieties of local potatoes and have established a database with traditional associated knowledge supported by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food... 2012-05-24T09:53:47+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: Peru http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs/un_concurso_competitivo_para_conservar_variedades_amenazadas_de_quinua_en_bolivia_y_peru.html 38 comunidades en Bolivia y Perú compiten por conservar variedades nativas identificadas en estado de riesgo 2011-11-07T14:10:37+01:00 Un concurso competitivo para conservar variedades amenazadas de quinua en Bolivia y Perú http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs/quinoa_tender.html 38 communities in Bolivia and Peru compete to conserve endangered landraces. 2011-07-05T13:35:39+02:00 A competitive tender to conserve threatened quinoa varieties in Bolivia and Peru 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/regenerating_andean_crop_collections.html Bioversity scientist, Jesús María Salcedo, reports on work to keep genebank accessions viable in the Americas. 2010-10-06T10:11:26+02:00 Regenerating Andean Crop Collections http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/steps_towards_implementing_the_international_treaty_in_peru.html A new study examines the exchange and use of plant genetic resources in Peru. 2010-09-27T09:06:12+02:00 Steps towards implementing the International Treaty in Peru 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 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