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 2013-05-22T21:04:50+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/we_can_achieve_the_future_we_want.html Dr. Emile Frison reflects on the final text of the “Future We Want” document as Rio+20 comes to a close in this last post from our campaign blog. 2012-06-23T17:58:08+02:00 We can achieve the Future We Want http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/un_secretary_general_challenges_all_nations_to_achieve_zero_hunger.html United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon today launches a “Zero Hunger Challenge,” inviting all nations to be boldly ambitious as they work for a future where everyone enjoys their right to food and all food systems are resilient. 2012-06-21T16:20:57+02:00 UN Secretary-General Challenges All Nations to Achieve Zero Hunger http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/media_advisory_rio_20_high_level_event_food_for_life_and_life_for_food.html A high-level discussion taking place in Rio+20 on June 21st organized by FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International and the World Bank will include heads of state and government, high-level policy makers from countries and international organizations... 2012-06-20T15:32:41+02:00 Media Advisory - Rio+20: high-level event "Food for Life and Life for Food" http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/no_sustainable_development_without_eradication_of_hunger_and_extreme_poverty.html Joint statement Rio+20: FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International have issued the following statement on the occasion of the Rio+20 conference: "We stand at a crossroads: it lies within our reach to eliminate hunger and poverty, using methods that do... 2012-06-20T11:08:42+02:00 No sustainable development without eradication of hunger and extreme poverty http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/emile_frison_reflects_on_the_first_days_events_at_rio_20.html "Rio+20 is well under way and food security is in focus." Emile Frison, Director General, Bioversity International picks out important themes around food security and sustainability from Day One in his blog post live from Rio+20. 2012-06-19T18:27:13+02:00 Emile Frison reflects on the first day s events at Rio+20 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/announcements/aiming_for_a_food_secure_future_think_global_act_local.html "Enhancing food security will take both global vision and local action. Strategy and implementation must be linked in order to obtain the Rio vision of food security" - the theme of today s event Aiming for a Food Secure Future co-hosted by... 2012-06-19T11:11:58+02:00 Aiming for a Food Secure Future: Think Global, Act Local 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/announcements/a_week_of_rio_events_starts_with_4th_agriculture_rural_development_day.html As events start this week for Rio+20, check out our campaign page to see what Bioversity will be doing at Rio, or follow our blog On the Road to Rio or Twitter (#FutureWeWant) for live updates. Today s main event is CGIAR and Embrapa hosted... 2012-06-18T10:26:31+02:00 A week of Rio events starts with 4th Agriculture Rural Development Day http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/the_last_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_20.html The last of our farmer stories as part of our Rio+20series: A fork in the Road takes us around the world to meet some of the smallholder farmers we at Bioversity International have worked with, and others whose passion has inspired, and continues... 2012-06-15T14:42:30+02:00 The last fork in the road to Rio+20 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/the_last_fork_in_the_road_to_rio.html The last of our farmer stories as part of our Rio+20 series: A fork in the Road takes us around the world to meet some of the smallholder farmers we at Bioversity International have worked with, and others whose passion has inspired, and continues... 2012-06-15T14:28:55+02:00 The last fork in the road to Rio http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_bhutan.html Meet Pema who is a smallholder farmer living in a traditional Bhutanese farmhouse in the village of Tsento, Shari in the central western part of Bhutan. This is the seventh story in our Fork in the Road series as part of our Rio+20 campaign. 2012-06-14T10:58:36+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: Bhutan http://www.bioversityinternational.org/working_with_smallholder_farmers/using_crop_diversity_to_tackle_climate_change.html Meet Pema who is a smallholder farmer living in a traditional Bhutanese farmhouse in the village of Tsento, Shari in the central western part of Bhutan. She has been selected by the local Agricultural Extension Centre to try cultivating vegetables... 2012-06-14T09:27:40+02:00 Using crop diversity to tackle climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/for_a_sustainable_future_agricultural_biodiversity_is_part_of_solution.html Press release: ROME, June 12, 2012 – As our climate changes and our population grows, a critical research area in the quest for food and nutrition security and sustainability is agricultural and tree biodiversity, says the leader of a global... 2012-06-12T13:58:00+02:00 For a sustainable future, agricultural biodiversity is part of solution http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_kenya_part_2.html Miriam Musyoka, a smallholder farmer from Kitui, Kenya, talks about how she has seen an increase in her income from selling local and traditional foods after a campaign to promote their value. This is latest in our farmer story series A fork on the... 2012-06-08T11:45:51+02:00 A fork in the Road to Rio: Kenya (part 2) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_kenya_part_two.html Miriam Musyoka, a smallholder farmer, talks about how she has seen an increase in her income from selling local and traditional foods after a campaign to promote their value. 2012-06-08T11:39:04+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: Kenya (part two) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/agricultural_biodiversity_in_the_americas.html Dr. Marleni Ramirez, Regional Director for Bioversity International s Americas Office in Colombia, talks about why the rich agricultural biodiversity in the Americas is vital for our future food security. This is latest video from our On the Road to... 2012-06-01T13:34:18+02:00 Agricultural biodiversity in the Americas http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/agricultural_biodiversity_in_sub_saharan_africa.html Joseph Jojo Baidu-Forson, Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, talks about the future that he wants for the smallholder farmers of Sub-Saharan Africa. This video is the latest from our Rio+20 campaign blog. 2012-05-25T14:58:14+02:00 Agricultural Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa 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