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 2013-05-23T12:08:50+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/farmers_testing_wheat_crops_for_climate_change_adaptation.html Bioversity International is working with several partners in Bihar, India on Seeds4Needs: a series of projects that are trying to give farmers more access to crop varieties and landraces to help them adapt to climate change. Read more in a blog post... 2013-03-12T13:18:13+01:00 Farmers testing wheat crops for climate change adaptation 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/conservation_and_agriculture_equals_true_food_security.html What do you have when you combine conservation and agriculture together? A recipe for success, say the trio of experts - Emile Frison of Bioversity International, Cristián Samper of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Ken Wilson of The Christensen... 2012-11-08T11:04:31+01:00 Conservation + Agriculture = True Food Security http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/other_ways_to_use_agricultural_biodiversity_to_adapt_to_climate_change.html While some scientists are working hard to breed new crop varieties better adapted to the predicted impacts of climate change, others are exploring adaptation options already present in genebanks and farmers’ fields. Find out more on the CCAFS... 2012-08-17T11:31:36+02:00 Other ways to use agricultural biodiversity to adapt to climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/agricultural_biodiversity_and_climate_change.html Carlo Fadda, one of Bioversity International s senior scientists based in our Sub-Saharan Africa office, talks about the importance of using agricultural biodiversity to suit farmers future needs in the face of climate change. This video blog is... 2012-06-07T14:15:04+02:00 Agricultural biodiversity and climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/seeds_for_needs_ethiopia.html A year into the Seeds for Needs project in Ethiopia, project leader Eshan Dulloo reports on progress. 2011-08-16T13:58:52+02:00 Seeds for Needs project update - helping women farmers in Ethiopia adapt to climate change http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/interview_on_seeds_for_needs_in_ethiopia.html A video interview with Project Leader Ehsan Dulloo, about Seeds for Needs in Ethiopia. 2010-11-12T12:26:35+01:00 Interview on Seeds for Needs in Ethiopia http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/seeds_for_needs.html A race to protect future food security by pre-selecting and testing crop varieties naturally adapted to expected climate conditions. 2010-05-25T13:49:29+02:00 Seeds for Needs