Home About GFU Archive Site map EU Novel Food Regulation Surveys Case Studies Strategic Documents Who is doing What Funding and Donors Underutilized Species	Search results for socioeconomic development TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WI - Training programme for the Food industry and agribusiness - 2007 DOCUMENTS AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING EVENTS 2nd National Jatropha curcas L. conference Call for Submissions: BiD Network Photo Contest - "Entrepreneurship for Development" (Deadline: April 30, 2008) PUBLICATIONS ‘Underutilized’ species, Rich potential is being wasted - Spanish - Especies 'subexplotadas', un rico potencial poco aprovechado Africa's neglected bounty Breeding of Neglected and underutilised crops, species and herbs From Tropentag 2006 chosen for you! GFU brochure in english Neglected and Underutilized Plant Species: Strategic Action Plan of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Report of the International Symposium “Underutilized Plant Species for Food, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development” - Arusha, Tanzania, 3-7 March 2008 Terra Madre Newsletter The biodiversity of traditional leafy vegetables The Jatropha System - an Integrated Approach of Rural Development Workshop proceedings - Hunger and poverty: the role of biodiversity WEBSITES AGFAX Resource - Neglected crops: proving the potential Bambara Groundnut Network (BAMNET) Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregion Andina (CONDESAN) Practical Action (ITDG) Trees for Life INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ETHNOBOTANY PUBLICATIONS Nutzung von Purgiernuss (Jatropha curcas L.) zur Desertifikationsbekämpfung und Armutsminderung - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen technischer Lösungen in einem bestimmten sozio-ökonomischen Umfeld am Beispiel Kap Verde Traditional knowledge is increasingly popping up in bilateral and regional free trade agreements. What's going on? LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS PUBLICATIONS Opinion regarding the Novel Food Regulation (EC No. 258/97, January 27, 1997) for general reconciliation Workshop on the Revision of the Novel Food Regulation MANAGEMENT OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS Capitalizing on the Bio-Economic Value of Multi-Purpose Medicinal Plants for the Rehabilitation of Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa Estudio de los impactos sociales, ambientales y económicos de la promoción de la quinua en Bolivia WEBSITES Rainforest Saver MARKETS AND MARKETING EVENTS How can the poor benefit from the growing markets for high value agricultural products? - International Workshop International Conference „Value chains for broad-based development“ 30 – 31 May 2007, Berlin, Germany PUBLICATIONS Cadenas de Produccion para el Desarollo Economico Local y el Uso Sostenible de la Biodiversidad - Memoria - Seminario Internacional Chain empowerment - Supporting African farmers to develop markets Development of Underutilized Species - An Analysis of Best Practices based on Case Studies for Devil’s Claw, Quinoa and Physic Nut Economic stake in conservation Emmer in Turkey Stakeholder views on developing a sustainable medicinal plant chain in Uttaranchal - India (KIT Bulletin 359 - Searching synergy) The stakeholders’ meeting on market chain of capers in Syria WEBSITES Farmers and supermarkets in Asia Sa Pa Essentials Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) incl. newsletters The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries - CBI NUTRITION AND HEALTH PUBLICATIONS Biofortification, biodiversity and diet: A search for complementary applications against poverty and malnutrition POLICIES AND STRATEGIES EVENTS European Responses to Changing Global Needs - International Conference on Agricultural Research for Development - April 2005 PUBLICATIONS Empowering Small-Scale Farmers for Knowledge-Based Agriculture: AVRDC Strategy 2010 Realizing the benefits in Neglected and Underutilized Species through Technology Transfer and Human Resources Development Strategic Framework for Underutilized Plant Species Research and Development, with Special Reference to Asia and the Pacific, and to Sub-Saharan Africa Underutilized Species: an Alternative for Poverty Alleviation? WEBSITES Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops' Development in Asia and the Pacific (CAPSA) The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) POST HARVEST AND VALUE ADDING WEBSITES Portal for sustainable production chains SOCIAL AND EQUITY ISSUES EVENTS Rural Development and poverty reduction PUBLICATIONS Managing biodiversity for improved community well-being The Increased Harvest and Trade of Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) and Its Impacts on the Peoples and Environment of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa Women & Plants - Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management & Conservation	Search Resources Search by keyword Advanced search
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