Bioversity Posters
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Item Good practices for diversity, livelihoods and ecosystem services: what can we learn from tropical fruit farming communities in Asia?(Poster, 2011) Sthapit, B.; Lamers, H.; Ramanatha Rao, V.This poster describes a selected set of good practices for diversity maintenance that were studied and systematically documented from 36 communities in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand as part of the ‘Conservation and Sustainable Use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit Diversity: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods, Food Security and Ecosystem Services’ project. Farmers have several good reasons for maintaining and using diverse traditional tropical fruit species and varieties. They have developed a wide range of mechanisms to make optimal use of local diversity for their own well-being and benefit. We often claim to understand the benefits of diversity for farmers and rural households, yet there are very few systematic studies and hardly any empirical evidence to back this up.Item Using diversity of Ethiopian durum wheat to challenge climate change: a three pronged approach(Poster, 2013) Kassahum, D.; Kidane, Y.; Mancini, C.; Fadda, Carlo; Pe’, M.E.; Bioversity InternationalCurrent climate change projection models show that both temperature and precipitation are expected to increase in the Horn of Africa, and that climate uncertainty and frequency of extreme events will most likely increase the vulnerability of the rural poor in the region, Ethiopia included. Genetic diversity in crops represents a crucial resource for adapting local farmers’ systems to climate change. Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum) is one of the officially announced strategic crops for contributing to food security and livelihood improvement of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. To address this issue we developed a three-pronged approach aimed at the characterization and exploitation of Ethiopian tetraploid wheat germplasm to tackle the challenges posed by climate change: 1. Germplasm Characterization (molecular and morphological) of 400 landraces of durum wheat, 2. Development of nested association mapping (NAM) population of a sub-set of 50 accessions for discovery of genes useful to adapt to climate change and 3. Participatory Selection of all accessions by male and female farmers. This poster was presented at the International symposium on genetics and breeding of durum wheat from 27-30 May, 2013, Rome. (http://dwis.accademiaxl.it/index.php)Item Modeling the use of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) infestation in Uganda(Poster, 2015) Ssekandi W.; Mulumba J.W.; Colangelo, P.; Nankya R.; Karungi J.; Otim, M.; Fadda, Carlo; Jarvis, Devra I.The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a vital crop in East and Central Africa serving as a food and cash crop and playing an important nutritional role by providing between 20 and 25% of proteins. Unfortunately bean yields have consistently remained lower than potential yield. One reason being pest and disease damage by bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.) which is the most economically damaging and widely distributed field insect pest of common bean in Uganda. This poster introduces our research on the effectiveness of planting intra-specific common bean mixtures (different varieties together in one field) to reduce the incidence of bean fly infestation. Our research shows that random mixtures are more effective than alternate row mixtures, with the highest decrease in damage registered in random mixtures with at least 50% bean fly resistant varieties.Item Forests for sustainable diets - poster(Poster, 2014) Hermanowicz, E.; Vinceti, B.; Bioversity InternationalForests and trees play a key role in many food systems. Directly, they provide people with nutritious foods, and indirectly they provide ecosystem services and income. Food from trees and forests will be increasingly important in the face of challenges from population growth and climate change. Bioversity is currently working on three projects focusing on food tree species in Sub-Saharan AfricaItem Tree-based restoration of the floristic and genetic diversity of tropical dry forest(Poster, 2014) Thomas, E.; Alcázar, C.; Beltrán, M.; Amaya, K.; Bioversity InternationalIn South America, 60% of the original TDF ecosystem coverage has disappeared and in Colombia only 8% of its original cover stands. Remaining forest patches are very fragmented, immersed in landscapes dominated by crops and pasture. Ecosystem restoration is considered a global priority to contribute to biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to combat desertification. To ensure the success of restoration initiatives requirements must focus on the choice and combination of tree species and the genetic quality of the germplasm used. Our goal is to develop best practices and successful protocols for tree-based ecological restoration of TDF in Colombia taking into account genetic considerations, species functional traits and expected impacts of climate change. Since protocols will be developed using secondary data and geospatial and ecological modeling techniques, they will be validated by field studies and experiments at sites across the country, with a strong focus on the compensation area for biodiversity loss caused by the construction of the largest water dam in Colombia, the hydroelectric of Ituango.Item Seeds for Needs - East Africa: Helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted seeds(Poster, 2014) Gevel, Jeske M.J, van de; Fadda, Carlo; Bioversity InternationalThe Seeds for Needs initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. At the same time Seeds for Needs is helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted seeds. This poster gives an overview of the projects in East Africa. Activities are ongoing in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.Item Working with farmers in Ethiopia to tap the potential of Durum wheat genetic diversity to adapt to climate change(Poster, 2013) Fadda, Carlo; Bioversity InternationalPoster summarizing some of the activities and achievements of the Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia in honour of community seed bank openingItem From technology adoption to understanding innovation: lessons from plantain innovation systems in four countries(Poster, 2014) Garming, H.; Marín, J.; Purckhauer, S.; Weyori, A.; Staver, Charles; Rivera, G.; Guharay, F.Plantain is an important staple food and cash crop in Latin America and West Africa with growing market demand. In recent decades, new production technologies and varieties have become available and are being tested in major producing countries. The purpose of the project ‘Intensification of plantain production in Latin America and West Africa” which results are presented on this poster was 1) to identify determinants for successful technological change for intensification in plantain production and bottlenecks in the socio-economic and market context, and innovation and seed systems in Latin America and 2) analyze how these elements are relevant under conditions in West Africa, so as to contribute to intensification and off-season plantain production for West African smallholders.Item Improving nutrition through increased utilisation of local agricultural biodiversity in Kenya – the INULA initiative(Poster, 2014) Keding, G.This poster presents the GIZ/BMZ funded INULA initiative in Western Kenya. The main objectives are to document available and accessible local food diversity on-farm, in markets and from the wild as well as seasonal changes; to determine food intake levels, dietary diversity, anthropometrics and socio-economic characteristics of mother-child pairs pre and post intervention (nutrition education); and to conduct and analyse participatory nutrition education sessions on the increased use of local food diversity for nutrient adequate complementary foods.First results show that nutrition education among caregivers is associated with increased diversity of complementary foods; at the same time no direct relationship between dietary diversity scores and farm richness was found.Item Obtaining forest foods from timber trees in Cameroon: How far do people walk to collect fruits and caterpillars?(Poster, 2014) Maukonen, P.; Donn, P.; Snook, Laura K.; Bioversity InternationalApproximately 61% of timber species in the Congo Basin also bear locally used non-timber forest products. Amongst these are fruits of Baillonella toxisperma, and edible caterpillars on Entandrophragma cylindricum and Erythrophleum suaveolens. Participatory mapping combining GPS coordinates and interviews was carried out with collectors in villages adjacent to logging concessions in Cameroon in order to: locate the trees from which men and women obtained these foods; determine the distances travelled by men and women to collect these wild resources; and assess the potential impacts of logging activities on local people’s access to these food resourcesItem Seasonal calendar of fruits and vegetables for a diversified diet in Mandla and Dindori Districts, Madhya Pradesh, India [Poster](Poster, 2018) Bioversity International; Action for Social AdvancementCalendario estacional defrutas y vegetales para la diversidad dietética en Mandla and Dindori Districts, Madhya Pradesh, India.Item Disponibilidad estacional de frutas y verduras frescas. ¡Cómelos todos los días! [Poster](Poster, 2018) Bioversity International; Universidad del ValleCalendario estacional defrutas y vegetales para la diversidad dietética en Jocotán y Camotán, Chiquimula, Guatemala.Item Climbing to Zero Hunger with crop biodiversity(Poster, 2019) Jarvis, D.; Ramírez, M.; Gauchan, D.; Turdieva, M.K.; Bai, K.; Santis, P. de; Bergamini, N.; López Noriega, Isabel; Nankya, R.; Padulosi, S.; Drucker, A.; Raneri, Jessica Evelyn; Elias, Marlène; Lewis, M.; Staver, Charles; Rana, J.; Gotor, ElisabettaItem Seeds for Needs: crop diversity for resilience(Poster, 2019) Coto, A.; Sousa, Kauê de; Fadda, Carlo; Gebrehawaryat, Y.; Gevel, Jeske M.J, van de; Gotor, Elisabetta; Gupta, A.; Madriz, Brandon; Mathur, P.; Mengistu, D.K.; Paliwal, A.; Quirós, C.F.; Scafetti, Flavia; Sharma, N.; Steinke, J.; Etten, Jacob vanItem Banishing banana wilt: can it get any easier?(Poster, 2019-05-31) Ocimati, W.; Schagen, Boudy van; Kozicka, M.; Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi; Gotor, Elisabetta; Blomme, GuyItem Fruity, nutty, floral, spicy? Why assessing cocoa flavours matters(Poster, 2019) Alvarado, D.; Laliberte, B.; Capozio, N.Item Household vulnerability and agricultural innovation uptake: Exploring linkages and interdipendences: impact assessment of the Seeds for Needs initiative in Bihar, India(Poster, 2018) Gotor, Elisabetta; Scafetti, Flavia; Pagnani, T.; Paliwal, A.; Caracciolo, FrancescoItem Pathways out of poverty for Burkina Faso’s reservoir-dependent communities(Poster, 2018) Elias, Marlène; Boundaogo, M.; Traoré, A.; Jones, S.; Ouédraogo, I.; Bance, V.; Gyengani, G.A.; Estrada-Carmona, Natalia; Mulligan, M.; Soesbergen, Arnout van; DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.Item Understanding gender roles and practices in innovation processes(Poster, 2018) Iradukunda, F.; Bullock, Renee; Rietveld, Anne M.; Schagen, Boudy vanBanana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a bacterial banana disease that threatens household income and food security in Burundi. Single disease stem removal (SDSR) is a new labour-saving practice that has been introduced to improve BXW control. In this study we aimed to understand how gender roles can influence the scaling up of SDSR to manage BXW.Item Recettes a base de legumes du couvert forestier: livret de recettes traditionnelles a base de legumes du couvert forestier en pays Dagara au Burkina Faso(Book, 2016) Ba/Hama, F.; Parkouda, C.; Thiombiano, N.; Maudi, P.; Diawara, B.