Factsheets
Digital solutions for managing climate risks and food security in Guatemala
Bioversity is leading a consortium that is supporting the Guatemalan government in developing and implementing a community-based food security...
The Agrobiodiversity Diet Diagnosis Interventions Toolkit (ADD-IT) - Progress report
This factsheet is a brief progress report on the Agrobiodiversity Diet Diagnosis Interventions Toolkit, which will improve nutrition intervention...
A new initiative for better decision-making in nutrition interventions
Bioversity International, with support from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, is launching a unique initiative to improve...
Gender at the centre of our research
The following factsheet outlines how Bioversity International addresses gender issues in its research projects. First, we carry out ‘gender-responsive...
Gender responsive value chain development and the conservation of native fruit trees through an inclusive learning process: a case study in Western Ghats, India
Bioversity International and LIFE Trust (a local NGO) conducted a sequence of participatory research activities in Kalagadde-Kanchigadde to improve...
Community seedbanking to improve the resilience of farmers: the case of Kiziba seedbank in Uganda
The Kiziba seedbank was established in June 2010 in Kabwohe site as part of a project to improve the productivity and resilience of seeds for farmers...
Agricultural biodiversity and women’s empowerment: a successful story from Kolli Hills, India
The Kolli Hills Agrobiodiversity Conservers' Federation (KHABCOFED) is a federation of successful entrepreneurs formally established in 2009 in Kolli...
Promoting gender equality, social inclusion and Biodiversity conservation in Nepal’s home gardens
Bioversity International, the Nepalese LI-BIRD NGO and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation led a project from 2002-2012 in Nepal's mid-hills...
Participatory research to elicit gender differentiated knowledge of native fruit trees
Both men and women have specific local ecological knowledge of native fruit tree species. Excluding women from research-for-development initiatives is...
