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 2013-05-21T08:26:18+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bioversity_international_in_2013.html Agricultural and forest biodiversity has the potential to make a difference in our world. We have chosen 12 topics to give you a taste of our work in 2013. We believe that a world in which smallholder farming communities in developing countries are... 2013-02-06T09:36:28+01:00 Bioversity International in 2013 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/commodity_systems_and_genetic_resources.html Bioversity International s Commodity Systems and Genetic Resources Programme contributes to the conservation and use of genetic resources, sustainable production, and value adding in the banana, cacao and coconut sectors. 2012-12-19T13:09:25+01:00 Commodity Systems and Genetic Resources http://www.bioversityinternational.org/conservation_and_availability.html Bioversity International s Conservation and Availability Programme undertakes research and supports capacity building related to conserving agricultural biodiversity and ensuring its availability for use in research, breeding and on farm. 2012-12-19T09:57:27+01:00 Conservation and Availability http://www.bioversityinternational.org/agrobiodiversity_and_ecosystem_services.html Bioversity International s Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Programme aims to understand how biodiversity in agricultural landscapes contributes to the provision of ecosystem services that benefit the poor. 2012-12-19T09:54:35+01:00 Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/discussing_gaps_between_research_on_food_security_agriculture_and_nutrition.html A new program to help deliver improved nutrition to Africa was recently designed at a workshop in Nairobi on September 10–11. The expert panel, including Bioversity International s Bruce Cogill, defined research priorities for Australian investments... 2012-10-01T11:02:03+02:00 Discussing gaps between research on food security, agriculture and nutrition http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/using_local_agricultural_biodiversity_a_kenyan_farmers_story.html Peninah Mwangangi has a smallholder farm in the arid region of Kitui, in eastern Kenya. She explains how using local traditional food crops have helped mitigate against harvest loss when the rains don t come. This is the third story in our Fork in... 2012-05-18T15:06:02+02:00 Using local agricultural biodiversity - A Kenyan farmer s story 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/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/announcements/fire_is_essential_for_sustainable_forest_regeneration.html Slash and burn agriculture results in the best regeneration of a rich diversity of valuable tropical timber species. This conclusion, based on years of research in the community-managed forests of Quintana Roo in Mexico, ought to be taken into... 2012-01-26T15:00:20+01:00 Fire is essential for sustainable forest regeneration http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_strategy/objective_1.html The major objective of this research will be to generate a better understanding of the links among agricultural biodiversity, diet quality, and nutrition and health, as well as the overall role of nutrition within agricultural systems. 2011-09-15T11:35:46+02:00 Objective 1: To strengthen the empirical evidence of agricultural biodiversity’s role for nutrition and health http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_strategy.html Bioversity’s Nutrition Strategy for 2011-2021 centres on using food and nutrition system approaches to improve human nutrition and health. 2011-09-15T11:01:50+02:00 Bioversity s nutrition strategy http://www.bioversityinternational.org/training/other_fellowships_and_scholarships/directories_of_funding_opportunities_for_studyresearchtravel.html SourceDescriptionAfrican Development Dissertation Workshop Program – Institute of International Studies, UC BerkeleyDirectory of funding opportunities for Africans and foreign nationalsAusAID - Australia AwardsPan-African program of development... 2011-02-24T13:05:36+01:00 Directories of funding opportunities for study/research/travel