http://www.bioversityinternational.orgBioversity International, formerly IPGRI, the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, is the CGIAR international agricultural research centre mandated to work on the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity. Website covers all practical and policy aspects - many downloadable publications.Biodiversity > AgriculturalNewly published research papers reveal the potential of minor millets to improve people’s lives in southern India.
Bioversity is partnering with UNESCO to identify and safeguard threatened foodways in two Kenyan communities.
A rare collection of figs, sour cherries, pears and apples faces an
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Reports about efforts to re-establish local control over food and farming systems through the conservation, renewal and rejuvenation of biodiversity by means of sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. Website contains papers, case studies, links
As an outcome of an International Workshop "Managing Agricultural Biodiversity for Sustainable Development" held in Nairobi, Kenya, an agricultural biodiversity research platform was set up, with secretariat supplied by Bioversity International, Rome. Site provides current links, relevant papers and proposed programme of work including agricultural biodiversity and climate change.
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