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.
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Filed under: Sustainable agriculture [7], Announcements [8], Conferences & Events [9]See also: Conservation [10], Forests and Trees [11], Fruit trees [12], Kyrgyzstan [13], Rio+20 [14], smallholder farmers [15], Sustainable Agriculture [16], Tajikistan [17]
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http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_kyrgyzstan_and_tajikistan.htmlLinks in this page
- [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l54Up2VFEB0&feature=player_embedded
- [2] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/campaigns/bioversity_international_on_the_road_to_rio_20.html
- [3] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/26/kyrgyz-conservationists-save-trees-helping-farmers/?page=all#pagebreak
- [4] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/a_strategy_to_safeguard_the_future_of_chocolate.html
- [5] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/market_demands_for_exotic_produce_should_not_replace_local_fruit_tree_diversity.html
- [6] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=5737
- [7] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/category/research/sustainable agriculture/
- [8] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/category/announcements
- [9] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/category/conferences & events
- [10] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/conservation
- [11] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/forests and trees
- [12] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/fruit trees
- [13] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/kyrgyzstan
- [14] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/rio+20
- [15] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/smallholder farmers
- [16] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/sustainable agriculture
- [17] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/tajikistan