This year Ghana gives the floor to home grown food security and agricultural development through hosting two major events: 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week and the 3rd International Conference on Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS 2013), regis…
More than 100 community seed banks are active in Nepal. A new publication by LI-BIRD, Bioversity International and partners highlights the contribution of community seed banks to the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity.
In Nepal, community seed banks have a long and rich history. Supported in particular by a number of non-government organizations and more recently, also by government agencies, they can be found across the country from the lowland terai to the high hil…
Bioversity International’s Barbara Vinceti joins Bronwen Powell and Eva Muller in a discussion on the importance of wild foods for the food and nutrition security of millions of people. Often overlooked in food security strategies, these resource…
2013 is the International Year of Quinoa. GIZ and Bioversity International are celebrating it with a travelling exhibition about quinoa, from its origins to its current status.
Bioversity International and its partners have been working in the Americas…
