A special issue of Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment dedicated to agricultural biodiversity & Africa was published in August. It features guest editors from Bioversity International and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and an introduction co-authored by two Bioversity scientists and FARA’s Executive Director.
If you are organizing activities to promote agricultural biodiversity we would like to hear from you. Bioversity International are carrying out a short survey to identify new ways of sharing information using modern technology. Survey available in Engl…
The UN Habitat sixth World Urban Forum opens in Italy today, as the UNSCN issues a call for attention and joint action on nutrition security for urban populations. Bruce Cogill, Bioversity International Programme Leader, Nutrition and Marketing Diversi…
Bioversity International is participating in sessions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Highlights include HRH Prince Charles delivering an introductory video to open the session ‘From Competition to Collaboration between Agriculture and C…
The Jogimara community seed bank maintains varieties of the major crops of the area: you can find 11 irrigated and five upland rice varieties, and two varieties of maize. Seeds are kept in traditional containers made of clay and straw
