Experts call for action to address the loss of knowledge about plants
Concerned by the alarming loss of plant species, on 1-2 May international experts met in St Louis, USA, calling for a concerted worldwide effort to address the loss of essential knowledge about plants and their uses, especially at the level of local communities.
Zooming in on nutrition-sensitive landscapes
At Nutrition-sensitive landscapes, a CIFOR and ICRAF organized side-event at the Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition, Bioversity International's researcher Céline Termote spoke about putting people at the centre of the landscapes approach: "Food is an expression of their culture, we must not forget that," she said. Photo: CIFOR
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Bioversity's campaign trail to Rio
We have now arrived in Rio ready for this week's Rio+20 Conference to promote the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity as a key tool in establishing the sustainable food production systems needed to achieve the future we want. Check out our blog: On The Road to Rio or follow us on Twitter #FutureWeWant for live updates
Bioversity campaign blog: On the road to Rio
Bioversity at Rio+20
Press Release: For a sustainable future, agricultural biodiversity is part of solution.
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 research institute speaking at Rio+20.
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The last fork in the road to Rio
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 to inspire, our work.
A fork in the road to Rio: Kenya (part two)
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.
A fork in the road to Rio: India
Dattatreya Hegde cultivates local varieties of mango and half a dozen types of Garcinia indica in the remote village of Salkani. Although arecanut is his main cash crop, selling local fruit varieties is bringing 20% of his family income.
A fork in the road to Rio: Peru
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 and Agriculture. This is the fourth story in our 'Fork in the Road' series as part of our Rio+20 campaign.
A fork in the road to Rio: Kenya (part one)
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 the Road' series as part of our Rio+20 campaign.
A fork in the road to Rio: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
The mountainous area around Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is one of the centres of origin for traditional fruit tree varieties such as apple, peach and pomegranate. Meet the farmers who, with support from Bioversity, are helping to put these trees back at the heart of local communities.
A fork in the road to Rio: Nepal
Meet Surya Adhikari – a progressive smallholder Nepalese farmer, agricultural scientist and ambassador for agricultural biodiversity. This is the first in a series of stories meeting farmers along the road to Rio.
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