Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania

Climate change poses an increasing threat to food and nutrition security of resource-poor farmers globally. In Tanzania, homogenization of agriculture to single crops or varieties coupled with the associated loss of biodiversity has further decreased the resilience of resource-poor farmers. The loss...

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Autores principales: Otieno, Gloria Atieno, Recha, Tobias, Fadda, Carlo, Halewood, Michael, Mollel, Margaret, Bundala, Zakao, Kazungu, Jonathan Sikitu
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111207
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author Otieno, Gloria Atieno
Recha, Tobias
Fadda, Carlo
Halewood, Michael
Mollel, Margaret
Bundala, Zakao
Kazungu, Jonathan Sikitu
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Fadda, Carlo
Halewood, Michael
Kazungu, Jonathan Sikitu
Mollel, Margaret
Otieno, Gloria Atieno
Recha, Tobias
author_facet Otieno, Gloria Atieno
Recha, Tobias
Fadda, Carlo
Halewood, Michael
Mollel, Margaret
Bundala, Zakao
Kazungu, Jonathan Sikitu
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description Climate change poses an increasing threat to food and nutrition security of resource-poor farmers globally. In Tanzania, homogenization of agriculture to single crops or varieties coupled with the associated loss of biodiversity has further decreased the resilience of resource-poor farmers. The loss of genetic diversity in farmers’ custody has greatly narrowed the gene pool from which they depend on. In order to help them adapt to climate change, the project “Promoting Open Source Seed Systems for Beans, Millet and Sorghum for Climate Change Adaptation” funded by the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) was implemented in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Through this project, farmers in Dodoma and Singida in Tanzania tested and evaluated the performance of 24 varieties of sorghum for drought tolerance, yield, early maturity, pest and diseases and taste and selected 10 best performing. This catalogue presents these top selected varieties including their agronomic attributes and nutritional benefits.
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spelling CGSpace1112072025-11-05T12:32:23Z Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania Otieno, Gloria Atieno Recha, Tobias Fadda, Carlo Halewood, Michael Mollel, Margaret Bundala, Zakao Kazungu, Jonathan Sikitu climate change climate change adaptation varieties sorghum adaptación al cambio climático variedades Climate change poses an increasing threat to food and nutrition security of resource-poor farmers globally. In Tanzania, homogenization of agriculture to single crops or varieties coupled with the associated loss of biodiversity has further decreased the resilience of resource-poor farmers. The loss of genetic diversity in farmers’ custody has greatly narrowed the gene pool from which they depend on. In order to help them adapt to climate change, the project “Promoting Open Source Seed Systems for Beans, Millet and Sorghum for Climate Change Adaptation” funded by the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) was implemented in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Through this project, farmers in Dodoma and Singida in Tanzania tested and evaluated the performance of 24 varieties of sorghum for drought tolerance, yield, early maturity, pest and diseases and taste and selected 10 best performing. This catalogue presents these top selected varieties including their agronomic attributes and nutritional benefits. 2020 2021-02-08T14:48:41Z 2021-02-08T14:48:41Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111207 en Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International Otieno, G.; Recha, T.; Fadda, C.; Halewood, M.; Molle, M.; Bundala, Z.; Kazungu, S.J. (2020) Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania. Rome (Italy) Bioversity International. 24 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-198-8
spellingShingle climate change
climate change adaptation
varieties
sorghum
adaptación al cambio climático
variedades
Otieno, Gloria Atieno
Recha, Tobias
Fadda, Carlo
Halewood, Michael
Mollel, Margaret
Bundala, Zakao
Kazungu, Jonathan Sikitu
Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania
title Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania
title_full Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania
title_fullStr Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania
title_short Enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: Seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in Dodoma and Singida Tanzania
title_sort enhancing access to genetic resources for climate change adaptation in kenya uganda and tanzania seed catalogues of best perfoming varieties of sorghum in dodoma and singida tanzania
topic climate change
climate change adaptation
varieties
sorghum
adaptación al cambio climático
variedades
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111207
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