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Book Synopsis Restoring Farmers Seed Systems in Disaster Situations by : FAO
Download or read book Restoring Farmers Seed Systems in Disaster Situations written by FAO and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents the report, case studies and background papers of the International Workshop on Developing Institutional Agreements and Capcity to Assist Farmers in Disaster Situations to Restore Agricultural Systems and Seed Security Activities, held at FAO headquarters in Rome from 3 to 5 November 1998. The workshop was organized by FAO s Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service under the framework of the FAO/Norway Cooperative Programme. Its objectives were twefold. First, it aimed to develop strategies to improve the capacity of disaster-prone countries to prepare farmer seed systems to minimize the effects of disasters and to promote mechanisms that will enable countries and their rural farming communities to identify, acquire, multiply and deliver seed of locally adapted varieties before, during, and after disasters. Second, the workshop sought to determine mechanisms of collaboration for a continuing partnership among governments and institutions involved in the maintenance or restoration of farmer seed systems, plant genetic resources and seed security after disasters. The main output from the workshop was a strong recommendation that FAO should explore the possibility of supporting the establishment of a Seed Security Consultative Group, under the auspices of FAO, with a broad constituency including all stakeholders involved in efforts to rehabilitate agricultural production systems affected by disaster. This consultative group would coordinate efforts to conserve locally adapted plant genetic resources, to harmonize seed rules and regulations and to disseminate information on lessons learned about strengthening farmer seed systems in disaster-prone regions. Contents Chapter 1: Case Studies; Seed and plant genetic resources restoration in conflict and disaster situations in angola by Elizabeth M Matos; Agricultural recovery and emergency seed restoration in the post disaster situation of angola: world vision international by Claude Nankam; Emergency seed supply in afghanistan by N S Tunwar; Emergency production of high quality seed for war affected area is bosnia and herzegovina by Mona s chaya, Les distribution gratuites d intrants agricoles et les programmes de multiplication de semences au rw anda de 1994 A 1998 by Jan-Francois Gascon; The effects of the rwandan war on crop production, seed security and varietal security: a comparison of two crops by Louise Sperling; Chapter 2: Background Papers; Characterizing disasters by Francois Grunewald; Farmer seed systems by Temba M Musa; Farmer seed systems and disaster by Catherine Longley and Paul Richards; Plant genetic resources and disaster by Catherind Longley and Paul Richards; Plant genetic resources and seed relief by Toby Hobgkin and Murthi Anishetty; Regulatory aspects of seed security by Miels P Louwaars and R Tripp; Seed stocks and seed multiplication in emergency situations by I Sikora, W Fiebig and E Sgaravati; Food and seed assistance in the recovery from crisis by Deborah Hines, S Wickrema and L Van Straaten; Restoration of seed systems and plant genetic resources after disasters: A synthesis of the background papers by Victor N Bushamuka.
Book Synopsis Restoring Farmers' Seed Systems in Disaster Situations by :
Download or read book Restoring Farmers' Seed Systems in Disaster Situations written by and published by Fao. This book was released on 1999 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planned conservation and utilization of local crop genetic resources is of prime importance for food security, as it permits small-scale farmers of developing countries to have permanent access to seed and planting material adapted to their region. Conservation of and access to these resources are most important in disaster-prone areas, as farmers in these regions often lose all of their seed stocks during disasters, either man-made or natural. Furthermore, disasters cause the loss of local varieties or genotypes, hence leading to the erosion of genetic diversity. This publication presents the report, case studies and background papers of a workshop held in Rome in November 1998. The purpose of the workshop was to develop strategies and mechanisms that would strengthen seed security in developing countries and regions in disaster-prone areas, thereby enabling a rapid and effective restoration of farmer seed systems to restore domestic food security following disasters.
Book Synopsis Restoring Farmer's Seed Systems in Disaster Situations by : FAO.
Download or read book Restoring Farmer's Seed Systems in Disaster Situations written by FAO. and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis When Disaster Strikes by : Louise Sperling
Download or read book When Disaster Strikes written by Louise Sperling and published by CIAT. This book was released on 2008 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9789251052150 Total Pages :118 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (521 download)
Book Synopsis Towards Effective and Sustainable Seed Relief Activities by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Towards Effective and Sustainable Seed Relief Activities written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains papers given to a FAO workshop meeting, held in Rome in May 2003, organised to consider how to improve the effectiveness of seed relief schemes to promote sustainable development and food security, to identify gaps in the development of tools, guidance and methodologies, and to make recommendations for further collaborative work. It includes case studies of seed relief activities in several African countries.
Book Synopsis Seed systems and crop genetic diversity on-farm : proceedings of a workshop, 16 - 20 September 2003, Pucallpa, Peru by : Devra Ivy Jarvis
Download or read book Seed systems and crop genetic diversity on-farm : proceedings of a workshop, 16 - 20 September 2003, Pucallpa, Peru written by Devra Ivy Jarvis and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 2005 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9789251055106 Total Pages :264 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (551 download)
Book Synopsis Quality Declared Seed System by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book Quality Declared Seed System written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality declared seed system, as set out in the FAO Plant Production and Production Paper No. 117 (1993, ISBN 9251032785) has been widely used, particularly by those working in the field of emergency seed supply and as a source of practical information on seed standards for a range of crop species. The system provided an alternative for seed quality assurance, which was less demanding than full seed quality control systems. This publication sets out a revised version, prepared by an expert consultation, which offers a more explicit recognition of the role of national policies and the impact of some recent international obligations on seed provision and a clearer explanation on how quality declared seeds can accommodate local varieties. The list of crops now includes 92 species, of which 21 include open pollinated and hybrids and one includes also a synthetic variety. In making this update, FAO sought to improve seed supplies to farmers and thus to contribute to food security.
Book Synopsis Promoting seed systems for stress-tolerant varieties at scale: Potential for bundling with insurance-advisory services by : Cecchi, Francesco
Download or read book Promoting seed systems for stress-tolerant varieties at scale: Potential for bundling with insurance-advisory services written by Cecchi, Francesco and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2019-12-30 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smallholder farmers may suffer losses from ex-treme weather events, pests and disease. This is expected to worsen in the face of climate change. Natural disasters are a threat to food security not only ex post, by inducing farmers to sell their as-sets, keep children out of school or borrow at high rates; they also threaten livelihoods ex ante, by discouraging farmers from investing in high-return practices and technologies (Elbers et al., 2007). Fortunately, significant progress has been made in the past two decades in developing and releasing seeds with genetic traits that are more tolerant to weather shocks, pests and disease. These im-provements in seed technology are offering prom-ising pathways to improve farmers’ adaptive ca-pacity, increasing investments and thereby agri-cultural productivity (Emerick et al., 2016).
Book Synopsis Seed multiplication by resource-limited farmers by : FAO.
Download or read book Seed multiplication by resource-limited farmers written by FAO. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FAO, through its Seed and Plant Genetics Resources Service, is conducting a series of expert consultations, workshops and conferences to generate ideas, develop methodoligies and facilitate initiatives aimed at strengthening on-farm seed multiplication (the informal seed system) thereby adressing the seed security needs of smallhoder farmers ... .
Book Synopsis Addressing Seed Security in Disaster Response by :
Download or read book Addressing Seed Security in Disaster Response written by and published by CIAT. This book was released on 2004 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Agricultural Seed Production by : Raymond A. T. George
Download or read book Agricultural Seed Production written by Raymond A. T. George and published by CABI. This book was released on 2011 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical coverage of the principles of producing seeds for the main agricultural crops, this book emphasises producing optimal quality seed, and applies to small and large scale farms worldwide. Cereals such as wheats, rice, barley, rye and maize are covered along with pulses, legumes, oil seed rape and soybean. Coverage includes principles of production such as pollination, agronomy issues such as site selection and cultivar purity, seed processing, drying and storage. A focus on global food security is maintained throughout.
Book Synopsis Global Report on Validated Alternatives to the Use of Methyl Bromide for Soil Fumigation by : R. Labrada
Download or read book Global Report on Validated Alternatives to the Use of Methyl Bromide for Soil Fumigation written by R. Labrada and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methyl bromide (MeBr), used as a fumigant to control several soil-borne pests in various crops, is a strong ozone depleter, and governments and international agencies aware of the problem have agreed to establish a programme to phase out its use. As a result, some literature on new MeBr alternatives is available that describes the feasibility and disadvantages of each new pest control measure. Some of these publications result from workshops and symposia organized in different countries by the United Nations Environment Programme and by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. The present report provides information on successful alternatives in some countries or regions where MeBr is being phased out. Although the report often shows the lack of already validated alternatives, particularly for a region such as Africa, the material provides enough elements on the technical and economic success of a variety of alternatives to assist agricultural researchers and extensionists in carrying out further studies and/or for validation. The material can also serve as a reference, particularly for the training of trainers.
Book Synopsis Seed Policy and Programmes in the Near East and North Africa by :
Download or read book Seed Policy and Programmes in the Near East and North Africa written by and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents the proceedings of the Regional Technical Meeting on Seed Policy and Programmes in the Near East and North Africa, held in Larnaca, Cyprus from 27 June to 2 July 1999. The meeting was organised by the Agricultural Research Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus in collaboration with the Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service of the FAO. In line with the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the World Food Summit Plan of Action, the meeting recognised that one of the major challenges facing most countries in the Near East and North Africa is the need to invest significant resources in strengthening their capacity to increase the availability of good quality seeds of a wider range of plant varieties. This will contribute to the maximisation of both agrobiodiversity and productivity, in order to achieve national food security while reducing environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources. The meeting proposed and agreed to establish a Regional Consultative Forum on Seed Policy and Programmes for the Near East and Africa (CFS-NENA). The forum will facilitate intercountry scientific and technical co-operation on seed production and supply, and promote crop genetic resources evaluation, conservation and utilisation in the region.
Book Synopsis Triticale Improvement and Production by : Mohamed Mergoum
Download or read book Triticale Improvement and Production written by Mohamed Mergoum and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Triticale, the first successful human-made cereal grain, was produced in 1875 by crossing wheat with rye. This publication contains updated information on various aspects of triticale production, uses and marketing strategies worldwide; and it includes 13 country reports on the crop's production and research status.
Author :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher :Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 13 :9251340714 Total Pages :245 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (513 download)
Book Synopsis The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021 by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Download or read book The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On top of a decade of exacerbated disaster loss, exceptional global heat, retreating ice and rising sea levels, humanity and our food security face a range of new and unprecedented hazards, such as megafires, extreme weather events, desert locust swarms of magnitudes previously unseen, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture underpins the livelihoods of over 2.5 billion people – most of them in low-income developing countries – and remains a key driver of development. At no other point in history has agriculture been faced with such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks, interacting in a hyperconnected world and a precipitously changing landscape. And agriculture continues to absorb a disproportionate share of the damage and loss wrought by disasters. Their growing frequency and intensity, along with the systemic nature of risk, are upending people’s lives, devastating livelihoods, and jeopardizing our entire food system. This report makes a powerful case for investing in resilience and disaster risk reduction – especially data gathering and analysis for evidence informed action – to ensure agriculture’s crucial role in achieving the future we want.
Book Synopsis Participatory Approaches to the Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources by : Esbern Friis-Hansen
Download or read book Participatory Approaches to the Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources written by Esbern Friis-Hansen and published by Bioversity International. This book was released on 2000 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Seed Trade in Rural Markets by : Leslie Lipper
Download or read book Seed Trade in Rural Markets written by Leslie Lipper and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
