South Africa implements a national strategy to support community seed banks
Traditional practices of maintaining indigenous biodiversity are in danger as a result of stresses caused by climate change and human activities. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, implements a national community seed ban...
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| Formato: | Brief |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148281 |
| Sumario: | Traditional practices of maintaining indigenous biodiversity are in danger as a result of stresses caused by climate change and human activities. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with Bioversity International, implements a national community seed bank strategy to support smallholders in preservation and multiplication practices for seeds of local importance. Women farmers are playing a key role in the management of the pilot community seed banks. |
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