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 2013-06-20T10:26:50+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/custodian_farmers_hold_key_to_agricultural_biodiversity_conservation.html On February 11 and 12, Bioversity International and partners will hold a workshop: Custodian farmers of agricultural biodiversity: Policy support for their roles in use and conservation. This workshop will bring together global experts on... 2013-02-09T09:23:00+01:00 Custodian farmers hold key to agricultural biodiversity conservation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/supporting_the_conservation_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html Video inspired by Bioversity International scientists’ ‘heuristic framework’, highlights constraints and solutions to help farmers and researchers conserve and use crop biodiversity. Less than two weeks left to download the paper for free on Taylor ... 2012-12-18T15:40:21+01:00 Supporting the conservation use of crop biodiversity http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_model_to_make_more_use_of_crop_biodiversity.html A collation of experimental evidence offers answers to: How can farmers make better use of crop diversity? Devra Jarvis and colleagues at Bioversity International have created an heuristic framework to help farmers and researchers conserve and use... 2012-12-10T13:37:28+01:00 A model to make more use of crop biodiversity 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/gcard2_punta_del_este_uruguay_29_october_1_november_2012.html The Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) has started in Uruguay. GCARD2 will focus on the ways to implement tasks identified in the GCARD RoadMap: Foresight, partnerships and capacity development for... 2012-10-29T11:29:00+01:00 The Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2), 29 October – 1 November 2012 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/small_scale_agriculture_is_the_key_to_meeting_cbd_goals.html Pablo Eyzaguirre, a Senior Scientist at Bioversity International (featured in this video talking to COP11 TV), is one of our delegation at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). He reflects on the Aichi targets, and how small-scale... 2012-10-14T09:13:27+02:00 Small-scale agriculture is the key to meeting CBD goals http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/linking_chilli_diversity_to_markets_in_peru.html Peru and Bolivia are home to the most diverse concentrations of Capsicum in the world, yet much of this diversity remains neglected and undervalued. To assist market development, Bioversity is coordinating a project to link Capsicum small-scale... 2012-09-28T10:58:36+02:00 Linking chilli diversity to markets in Peru http://www.bioversityinternational.org/working_with_smallholder_farmers/linking_chilli_diversity_to_markets_in_peru.html Peru and Bolivia are home to the largest and most diverse concentrations of Capsicum in the world, yet much of this diversity remains neglected and undervalued. To assist market development, Bioversity is coordinating a three-year project to link... 2012-09-28T10:35:17+02:00 Linking chilli diversity to markets in Peru http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/acai_could_the_wonder_fruit_also_be_wonderful_for_forests.html A joint workshop by Bioversity International and CIFOR at the IUCN World Conservation Congress looked at how demand for açaí s age-defying properties is leading to reforestation in Brazil rainforest, with smallholder forest management tending to be... 2012-09-13T10:42:28+02:00 Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests? http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bringing_conservation_and_agriculture_together_reflections_from_emile_frison.html "Biodiversity is a significant factor ... because it is in an excellent position to contribute to both agriculture and conservation" - Emile Frison, Director General, Bioversity International, reflects on one of the key messages to come out of the... 2012-09-10T10:41:24+02:00 Bringing conservation and agriculture together http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/using_crop_diversity_to_tackle_climate_change_meet_bhutanese_farmer_pema.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... 2012-07-06T09:07:27+02:00 Using crop diversity to tackle climate change - Meet Bhutanese farmer Pema 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_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_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/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 http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/article_highlights_role_of_crop_diversity_in_reducing_pests_and_diseases.html "A risk-minimizing argument for traditional crop varietal diversity use to reduce pest and disease damage in agricultural ecosystems in Uganda", co-written by Bioversity scientists, is now accessible online. Here the authors argue that the loss of a... 2012-05-24T09:43:42+02:00 Article highlights role of crop diversity in reducing pests and diseases