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Landscapes for People, Food and NatureLandscapes for People, Food and Nature
The new Landscapes for People, Food and Nature blog highlights integrated landscape management systems that can protect livelihoods, conserve biodiversity and improve food security. Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International, is today's guest blogger - talking about why he thinks its time to rethink agricultural approaches.
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New curriculum guide for teaching agrobiodiversityCurriculum Guide for teaching agrobiodiversity
Do you need guidance on how to integrate agrobiodiversity into your higher education programmes? This new Bioversity publication gives you a curriculum framework of 14 topics central to agrobiodiversity along with key learning points, suggested contents and internet resources.
[Read More]- Fire is essential for sustainable forest regeneration
Fire is essential for sustainable forest regeneration
Slash and burn agriculture results in the best regeneration of a rich diversity of valuable tropical timber species. This conclusion, based on years of research in the community-managed forests of Quintana Roo in Mexico, ought to be taken into account in forest management plans, which currently lean towards banning the use of fire.
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Philippine government to adopt new coconut conservation culturePhilippine government to adopt new coconut conservation culture
The Philippine government will use a coconut embryo culture technique, that is directly linked to a research programme carried out by Bioversity International through the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network. The Philippines is the world’s largest exporter of coconut products, with an export market worth around $2 billion.
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Erna Bennett - An early pioneer of Plant Genetic ConservationErna Bennett - An early pioneer of Plant Genetic Conservation
Erna Bennett, a leading scientist and one of the first people to draw attention to genetic erosion and the importance of conserving agricultural biodiversity, sadly died last week on January 3rd 2012, after a long illness. She was instrumental in shaping plant genetic conservation research along with Otto Frankel and others during the 1950s and 1960s, with that influence continuing to this day.
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The potential of paying smallholders to conserve traditional cropsThe potential of paying smallholders to conserve traditional crops
New Agriculturist highlights a Bioversity pilot scheme to pay farmers for conserving traditional crop varieties, such as quinoa (pictured), which could help stem the rapid loss of our crop diversity.
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The value of conserving coffee diversityThe value of conserving coffee diversity
Coffee is not only one of the most popular drinks in the world, but also the world's most valuable agricultural export commodity and the source of income for many smallholder farmers in the developing world. Yet coffee diversity is at risk and its not easy to conserve. Could cryopreservation be the answer?
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Premio Daniel Carasso - call for entriesPremio Daniel Carasso - call for entries
Have you completed outstanding research on 'sustainable food and diets for long term health'? Then why not compete for this new international award and a chance to win 100,000 euro. Emile Frison, Bioversity Director General, is pleased to be part of the prize committee. Closing date: 31st January 2012.
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Meet Kasym Tologonov, a fruit tree farmer in Kyrgyzstan.
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