March 22nd, 2013 | Events, Featured, News
Outcomes of the Workshop on Custodian Farmers of Agricultural Biodiversity: Policy support for their roles in use and conservation
What are custodian farmers, Exploring policy support a table on the function of custodian farmers in terms of roles, responsibilities and rights and some recommendations
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February 26th, 2013 | Events
A workshop organized by CIRAD and Bioversity International that will focus on the role of biodiversity in the management of multiple agroecosystem services in development contexts, and contribution to resilience.
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February 14th, 2013 | Events
Two years after the Workshop for Establishing the Indigenous Peoples Forum at IFAD, partners and observers met for the First Global Indigenous Peoples’ Forum
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February 11th, 2013 | Events
A workshop on Custodian Farmers
Despite this shrinking agricultural biodiversity, there are still a few farmers who actively maintain, adapt and disseminate agricultural biodiversity, and who possess the knowledge needed for its use and cultivation. We recognize them as ‘custodian farmers’.
The workshop aims to share experiences by the custodian farmers, debate challenges faced by such farmers and discuss ways to strengthen and/or support them so that they continue to use, conserve and promote agricultural biodiversity.
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December 11th, 2012 | Events, News
Mei Ramew Festival – A celebration of indigenous foodways Working closely with Slow Food International, the Indigenous Partnership has been joining hands with indigenous Slow Food communities all over the world at Terra Madre gatherings to collectively (re)discover a more sustainable approach to food for our future wellbeing. Terra Madre, locally named Mei Ram-ew Festival [...]
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December 11th, 2012 | Events, News
A blog post on EL PAÍS for the International seminar on 21st century crops
Una entrada de blog en EL PAÍS con referencia al Seminario internacional sobre cultivos del siglo 21
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