The sub-Saharan African Forest Genetic Resources Programme
11 Priority African Food Tree Species
A new series of leaflets examines 11 priority food tree species in sub-Saharan Africa, such as the Bush Mango and the Shea Butter tree.
Each leaflet includes a synthesis of current knowledge about each species as well as recommendations for their conservation and sustainable use and is available in English and French.
The sub-Saharan African Forest Genetic Resources (SAFORGEN) Programme covers three broad sub-regions in sub-Saharan Africa: West and Central Africa, Eastern Africa and Southern Africa.
SAFORGEN seeks to enable people and institutions in sub-Saharan Africa to conserve and use existing forest biodiversity to:
- assess the dynamic processes that shape forest genetic diversity from a population to landscape level
- develop strategies, methods and tools for the conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity
- disseminate knowledge and information about conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources among both international and national fora.
Research activities focus on priority species groups: food tree species, medicinal and aromatic tree species, wood and fibre, and fodder tree species.
Some Key Projects/Achievements
Development of strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of Prunus africana [2] to improve the livelihood of small-scale farmers
Strengthening regional collaboration on conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa Management, improvement and conservation of forest genetic resources in sub-Saharan Africa
Read more:
- SAFORGEN National Coordinators [3]
- African Food Tree Species Leaflet series [1]
- An African journey - mapping the genetic diversity of Prunus africana [4]
- The conservation and sustainable use of Prunus africana to improve the livelihood of small-scale farmers in Africa [2]
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- [2] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/forests_and_trees/valuing_the_african_cherry_tree.html
- [3] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/hosted_activities/saforgen/saforgen_national_coordinators.html
- [4] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/forests_and_trees/on_the_trail_of_the_african_cherry_tree.html
- [5] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/african_food_trees.html
- [6] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/on_the_trail_of_the_african_cherry_tree.html
- [7] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/category/research/conservation/
- [8] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/saforgen
- [9] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/sub-saharan africa