Zambia
Bridging agriculture and environment: Southern African crop wild relative regional network
A new project funded by the Darwin Initiative is bringing together Southern African countries and international research organizations to establish a...
Looking beyond national borders to adapt farming systems to climate change
As the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP23) draws to a close in Bonn, Ann Tutwiler explains how adapting farming systems to climate change may...
Inspiring local communities to enhance their diets
Nutrition Specialist, Molly Ahern, talks about the methodologies used to learn about local diets in northern Malawi and northern Zambia and help...
Bioversity International video selected by international science film festival
The short film features communities living in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia, who are participating in a project coordinated by Bioversity...
Diversifying diets in Barotse - local communities see the landscape with new eyes
Bioversity International researcher Natalia Estrada-Carmona blogs about a recent trip to Barotse, Zambia where her research group screened films as...
Healthy diets from sustainable food systems all year round – a case study captured on film in Zambia
A 3-year research-for-development initiative in the Barotse floodplain brought scientists and community members together to improve food and nutrition...
New digital map of Barotse speaks both the language of scientists and farmers
In light of the 8th Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, Bioversity International researcher Natalia Estrada-Carmona reveals a new digital map...
Crop wild relatives – are they going to end up like the dodo?
Many crop wild relatives are at risk of extinction. How to safeguard and use them was the theme of a side event held during the Plant Treaty Governing...
Stimulating demand for nutritious diverse foods in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia
Community members showcase diverse traditional foods with a nutritious twist at the Barotse Food Fair
Farming systems and how they relate to local diets in the Barotse
What do communities in the Barotse floodplain in Zambia grow and why? What are their constraints to using crop biodiversity? Read more about this...