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 2013-05-20T16:10:36+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/bios/vincent_johnson.html Vincent joined Bioversity in April 2008 since when he has been working as the Process Manager and Science Editor for Bioversity’s Commodity Genetic Resources, Productivity and Value-Chains program in Montpellier, France. The program focuses on three... 2012-05-15T17:14:39+02:00 Vincent Johnson http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/conserving_bananas_in_the_pacific_region.html Collecting banana diversity is more than just a matter of knowing which accessions (samples) to conserve. Ongoing work in French Polynesia is showing that diversity is not just found in genetic traits, but also the different names given to varieties. 2012-03-30T16:13:29+02:00 It’s all in the name - conserving bananas in the Pacific region http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/musapedia_for_everything_you_ever_wanted_to_know_about_bananas.html Did you know that there may be 1000 different types of bananas? Did you know the banana genome is larger than that of rice? Visit Musapedia to get the latest banana know-how 2011-07-21T14:34:54+02:00 Musapedia - for everything you ever wanted to know about bananas ... http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/users_assess_the_impact_of_bioversitys_banana_transit_centre.html How well does Bioversity s International Transit Centre (ITC) serve its users? A recent impact assessment study aimed to find out. 2011-06-10T14:56:00+02:00 Users assess the impact of Bioversity s Banana Transit Centre http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_musa_international_transit_centre_bioversity_impact_assessment.html User feedback on the impact of Bioversity s International Transit Centre 2011-06-09T15:07:19+02:00 The Musa International Transit Centre - Bioversity Impact Assessment http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/genebanks/musa_international_transit_centre.html Bioversity s International Transit Centre (ITC), hosted at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, is home to the world’s largest collection of banana and plantain germplasm. 2011-06-09T14:34:41+02:00 Musa International Transit Centre