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DOCUMENTS
AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
EVENTS
First International Conference on Indigenous Vegetables and Legumes: Prospects for Fighting Poverty, Hunger and Malnutrition
The Ist International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits
PUBLICATIONS
Andean grains and tubers: ancient crops for better livelihoods today
AVRDC Newsletter - 22 December 2006
Breeding of Neglected and underutilised crops, species and herbs
Complementarities and mutual support (GFU & ICUC)
Crops for the future: Paths out of Poverty
Daily digests from the Moringa workshop
Diversity, Productivity, Profitability, Sustainability, and the Tao of Underutilized Species
GFU brochure in english
Global research on underutilized crops. An assessment of current activities and proposals for enhanced cooperation.
Going native with plants: A new-old direction for water conservation
Google Groups "ICUC News" group
Inviting all the world’s crops to the table
Minor crops and underutilized species: lessons and prospects
Native Potatoes have Comparative Advantages that should be developing
Neglected and Underutilized Plant Species: Strategic Action Plan of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
New Crops and the Search for New Food Resources
Pacific Gardener - Issue number 1, July 2004
Pacific Gardener - Issue number 2, October 2004
Pacific Gardener - Issue number 3, January 2005
Pacific Gardener - Issue number 4, April 2005
Pacific Gardener - Issue number 5, July 2005
Pacific Gardener - Issue number 6, October 2005
Pacific Gardener - Issue number 7, January 2006
Retos y posibilidades del uso de especies olvidadas y subutilizadas en un desarrollo sostenible
Strategies for research and development of underutilized plant species in Africa
Strategies for research and development of underutilized plant species in Asia and the pacific
Terra Madre Newsletter
The biodiversity of traditional leafy vegetables
Traditional African Vegetables
Underexploited Tropical Plants with Promising Economic Value: The Last 30 Years
Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops - Vol.1
Workshop proceedings - Hunger and poverty: the role of biodiversity
WEBSITES
Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog - blog
Forgotten Fruit
Greater appreciation for local crops
In science, beauty. In beauty, science. Daily
Underutilized Tropical Fruits of Asia Network (UTFANET)
UTFANET: Underutilized Tropical Fruits in Asia Networks
Welcome to WorldCrops
BIOLOGY
EVENTS
Botany without Borders - July 26 – 30, 2008 - University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
PUBLICATIONS
African leafy vegetables agromorphological characterization and participatory plant breeding on four species
Assessing the potential of underutilised crops: can the Gene Revolution succeed where the Green Revolution Failed?
Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables
Monographs on underutilized and neglected crops
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ETHNOBOTANY
PUBLICATIONS
La Valorisation de la Médecine Traditionnelle et les Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops : Vol.03
LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS
PUBLICATIONS
Lebot on UK joining EU Kava ban - Vanuatu must act
UK ban on kava kava in food to remain
MANAGEMENT OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY
EVENTS
International e-conference on conservation and sustainable use of PGR
PUBLICATIONS
African nightshade, eggplant, spiderflower et al. - production and consumption of traditional vegetables in Tanzania from the farmers point of view
Distribution, Characterizaion and Complementary Conservation (ex-situ and in-situ) of Wild Population of Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) in Uzbekistan (MSc Thesis)
Especies vegetales subutilizadas y el rol de un herbario
Highland farmers of PNG to keep traditional crops
Underutilised Plant Species: The Role of Biotechnology
MARKETS AND MARKETING
PUBLICATIONS
Analysis of markets for African leafy vegetables (ALVs) within Nairobi and its environs and implications for on-farm conservation of biodiversity
Asian tropical fruits deliver social and economic benefits
Developing Markets for Agrobiodiversity - Securing Livelihoods in Dryland Areas
Economic stake in conservation
Emmer in Turkey
Emmer wheat - an evolving model of underutilized species, from the on farm conservation to the market development (paper)
Emmer wheat - an evolving model of underutilized species, from the on farm conservation to the market development (presentation)
Farro in Italy - A desk-study (pdf)
Farro in Italy - A desk-study (word)
Farro in Italy: A desk-study
Marketing Local Biodiversity in Thailand: Identification of a Possible Good Practice for On-farm Biodiversity Management of Tropical Fruit Trees
Marketing underutilized crops: the case of the African garden egg (Solanum ethiopicum) in Ghana
Marketing underutilized plant species for the poor: a case study of minor millets in Kolli hills, Tamil Nadu, India
Potential for Small-Scale Processing and Marketing of Tropical Fruits in the Kandy, Galle and Horana Divisional Secretariat Divisions of Sri Lanka
Promoting Value Chains of Neglected and Underutilized Species for Pro-Poor Growth and Biodiversity Conservation.
Value Chains for the Conservation of Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture - English
Value Chains for the Conservation of Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture - German
WEBSITES
Farm Concern International
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
PUBLICATIONS
Conference held in May 2006 - Underutilized Plants: Their Role in Preventive Medicine, Nutrition, and Sustainability
Experts Say 'Lost' Crops Can Fight Hunger in Africa
Kenyan scientist scoops research award
Rescue of traditional and under-utilized species and varieties for quality diets and culinary traditions
Role of indigenous leafy vegetables in combating hunger and malnutrition
POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
PUBLICATIONS
Criteria for priority setting in initiatives dealing with underutilized crops in Europe
Empowering Small-Scale Farmers for Knowledge-Based Agriculture: AVRDC Strategy 2010
Enhancing the contribution of neglected and underutilized species to food security and to incomes of the rural poor. Marketing underutilized plant species for the poor: an economic conceptual framework
Marketing Underutilized Plant Species for the Benefit of the Poor: A Conceptual Framework
Strategic Framework for Underutilized Plant Species Research and Development, with Special Reference to Asia and the Pacific, and to Sub-Saharan Africa
WEBSITES
Organisation for an International Geographical Indications Network
POST HARVEST AND VALUE ADDING
PUBLICATIONS
Establishment of a Classification Scheme to structure the Post-Harvest Diversity of Yacon Storage Roots
Improved health and livelihoods with African indigenous vegetables
Kenya: Country's Sap Among the Best in the World
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