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 2013-05-23T10:44:15+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/jacob_van_etten.html Title: Senior Scientist, Theme Leader Climate Change Adaptation Duty post location: Americas Regional Office, Cali, Colombia Dr Jacob van Etten, a Dutch national, joined Bioversity in 2012 to lead the work on climate change adaptation. He has... 2013-03-11T09:43:45+01:00 Jacob van Etten http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/prem_narain_mathur.html Title: Senior Scientist and South Asia Coordinator Prem N. Mathur, an Indian national, has been working at Bioversity International for the past 17 years and is currently the South Asia Coordinator. He is part of several Bioversity International... 2013-02-14T14:54:00+01:00 Prem Narain Mathur http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/global_consultation_on_agricultural_biodiversity_for_sustainable_food_security.html Bioversity International co-organized event Global Consultation on Use and Management of Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Food Security is taking place in New Delhi, India – bringing together 58 participants from 36 countries to discuss South-South... 2013-02-11T09:49:16+01:00 Global Consultation on agricultural biodiversity for sustainable food security 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/bios/maarten_van_zonneveld.html Maarten van Zonneveld, a Dutch national, joined Bioversity International in 2006. He is associate scientist of Bioversity working on conservation of economic plant diversity and characterization and selection of underutilized plant genetic... 2013-01-15T09:35:33+01:00 Maarten van Zonneveld http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/international_course_in_plant_conservation_biology.html If you are currently involved in seed science and conservation research, this specialist course could be for you. It covers in situ and ex situ approaches and will be delivered by expert scientists including from Bioversity International, the Royal... 2013-01-10T11:30:19+01:00 International Course in Plant Conservation Biology - March, New Delhi, India 2013 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/new_routledge_book_crop_genetic_resources_as_a_global_commons.html A new Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity series book from Routledge addresses how the collective pooling and management of shared plant genetic resources for food and agriculture can be supported through laws regulating access to genetic resources... 2012-12-14T14:59:52+01:00 New Routledge book - Crop Genetic Resources as a Global Commons http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/genetic_diversity_for_climate_change_adaptation.html UN Conference on Climate Change (COP18) has begun in Doha, Qatar. Climate change is adversely affecting food security and livelihoods of the people from the poorest regions of the world. The Seeds for Needs initiative s new project in Ethiopia looks... 2012-11-26T15:50:11+01:00 Genetic diversity for climate change adaptation 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/a_strategy_to_safeguard_the_future_of_chocolate.html The vast global chocolate industry — worth more than US$100 billion a year — rests on shaky agricultural foundations. Millions of farmers have just a few trees each, and those trees are constantly under threat from a range of pests and diseases.... 2012-10-17T15:10:25+02:00 A strategy to safeguard the future of chocolate http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/access_to_genetic_resources_and_genebanks_where_are_we.html Thanks to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture the scene has been set for unprecedented levels of global co-operation for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. In practice, however,... 2012-09-26T14:53:00+02:00 Access to genetic resources and genebanks - where are we in the process? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/waking_up_the_experience_of_the_jogimara_community_seed_bank.html “For a long time we were asleep, but today we are active in the conservation of plant genetic resources,” said Hariram Khatiwada, the president of the Jogimara community seed bank, that can be found along the main road halfway between Kathmandu and... 2012-09-19T09:14:25+02:00 Waking up: the experience of the Jogimara community seed bank http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/plant_breeders_respond_to_climate_related_stresses_in_multiple_ways.html Bioversity recently undertook an in-depth study of Availability of Plant Genetic Resources in Times of Climate and Policy Change for the CGIAR Research Program, CCAFS. Bioversity scientist Ronnie Vernooy, one of the study’s authors, blogs about... 2012-09-17T10:53:39+02:00 Plant breeders respond to climate-related stresses in multiple ways http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/global_crop_commons_supporting_livelihoods_food_security.html Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International speaking at the International Association of the Study of the Commons conference today about the role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security. Watch it here -... 2012-09-13T12:00:41+02:00 The role of global Crop Commons in supporting livelihoods and food security http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/updated_faobioversity_multi_crop_passport_descriptors_now_available.html Originally published in 2001, the ‘Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors’ (MCPD) is widely used as the international standard to facilitate germplasm passport information exchange. Now expanded to include emerging documentation needs, this new version... 2012-06-28T12:52:46+02:00 Updated FAO/Bioversity Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors now available http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/indian_journal_of_plant_genetic_resources_25th_anniversary.html A special issue to mark 25 years of the official journal of the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources with contributions from some of our Bioversity scientists. 2012-06-08T09:53:45+02:00 Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 25 (1) 2012 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/why_understanding_forest_genetic_resources_is_vital_for_future_options.html Laura Snook Programme Leader, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Use, talks about the need to harness the huge genetic diversity of different tree species to face challenges such as climate change and find sustainable ways to use and... 2012-05-18T10:22:56+02:00 Why understanding forest genetic resources is vital for future options http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/spatial_analysis_manual_now_available_spanish.html Good news for Spanish-speaking readers interested in spatial analysis based on GIS applications. Our Training Manual on Spatial Analysis of Plant Diversity and Distribution, first published in 2010, is now available in Spanish. 2012-03-20T13:09:45+01:00 Spatial analysis manual now available Spanish http://www.bioversityinternational.org/jobs/vacancy_research_leader_genetic_resources_informatics.html Located in Bioversity s Headquarters near Rome, as a member of a global research team, the incumbent will provide scientific leadership, coordination and facilitation of ongoing and new research and global partnerships towards the development of a... 2012-03-05T10:52:57+01:00 Vacancy - Research Leader, Genetic Resources Informatics http://www.bioversityinternational.org/jobs/programme_leader_commodity_genetic_resources_production_systems_and_value_chains.html Located in Bioversity’s Office in Montpellier, France, as the leader of a global research team, the incumbent will lead, coordinate and facilitate ongoing and new research and global partnerships to lead to the development of a global programme on... 2012-03-02T16:12:39+01:00 Vacancy - Programme Leader, Commodity Genetic Resources, Production Systems and Value Chains