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 2013-05-04T12:50:10+02:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/bioversity_programme_leader_on_the_importance_of_sustainable_diets.html Voice of America s Kim Lewis interviews Bioversity Nutrition Programme Leader Bruce Cogill on the importance of sustainable diets. Earlier this week a new book Sustainable Diets and Biodiversity was published by Bioversity International and the Food... 2012-08-10T15:43:23+02:00 Bruce Cogill, Nutrition Programme Leader talks about the importance of sustainable diets 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/bios/joseph_jojo_baidu_forson.html Title: Regional Director Duty post location: Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya. Joseph, or Jojo, as his friends and colleagues call him, is a Ghanaian and joined Bioversity International in April 2006, as the Regional Director for... 2012-05-25T10:04:37+02:00 Joseph Jojo Baidu-Forson http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/global_malnutrition_the_context.html An estimated 925 million people are hungry and many more are malnourished. Modern food systems do not deliver dietary diversity concentrating on just three staple crops. 2011-09-15T10:50:00+02:00 Global malnutrition - the context http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/african_food_trees.html A new series of booklets gathers together existing information and makes recommendations for the conservation and sustainable use of 11 threatened species. 2011-09-05T15:52:04+02:00 11 Priority African Food Tree Species - New Booklet Series http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/hosted_activities/saforgen/african_food_tree_species_leaflet_series.html A series of leaflets that look at 11 priority African food tree species containing recommendations for the conservation and use of their genetic resources 2011-08-08T11:40:09+02:00 African Food Tree Species - Leaflet series http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/assessing_nutritional_diversity_of_cropping_systems_in_african_villages.html A new research paper examines the urgent need for metrics that monitor agricultural progress in Africa beyond calories produced per capita. 2011-07-05T09:02:36+02:00 Assessing nutritional diversity of cropping systems in African villages http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/forests_and_trees/on_the_trail_of_the_african_cherry_tree.html An African journey - Mapping the genetic diversity of Prunus africana 2011-04-19T15:17:20+02:00 On the trail of the African cherry tree http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/on_the_trail_of_the_african_cherry_tree.html A research project to improve livelihoods of small-scale farmers culminates on the humid slopes of Mount Cameroon. 2011-04-19T12:17:41+02:00 On the trail of the African Cherry Tree http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/regions.html Bioversity operates in more than 100 countries in 5 regions around the world. Each region has its own environments, climates and cultures that have shaped and been shaped by the biodiversity found there. 2011-01-24T13:18:40+01:00 Regions http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/hosted_activities/saforgen.html SAFORGEN seeks to enable people and institutions in sub-Saharan Africa to both maintain and fully utilize existing forest biodiversity through the development of an effective networking platform. 2011-01-12T14:59:11+01:00 The sub-Saharan African Forest Genetic Resources Programme 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/announcements/archived/traditional_african_leafy_vegetables_more_popular_than_ever.html The resurgence of traditional leafy vegetables in east Africa is raising interst around the world -- even in China. 2010-07-30T09:25:24+02:00 Traditional African Leafy Vegetables more popular than ever http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/contact_us/regional_offices.html To contact our regional offices, see the contact details below. AmericasAsia Pacific amp; OceaniaEuropeSub-Saharan Africa 2010-07-06T13:43:42+02:00 Regional Offices http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/regions/sub_saharan_africa.html The sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region comprises nearly 50 countries grouped into five sub-regions: Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and the islands of the eastern coast of the continent. 2012-09-06T16:19:44+02:00 Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.bioversityinternational.org/around_the_world.html Bioversity operates in more than 100 countries in five regions around the world. Click on the map to find out about Bioversity s work 2013-04-17T22:06:31+02:00 Around the World