Press Release – Rome (June 12, 2012)
A fork in the road to Rio
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Tag Archives: food security
Monday events highlight food security and sustainability at Rio+20
Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International catches up on events from the first day of events at Rio+20 Continue reading
Agricultural biodiversity and climate change
Carlo Fadda, one of Bioversity’s senior scientists based in our Sub-saharan Africa office, talks about the importance of using agricultural biodiversity to suit farmers’ future needs in the face of climate change. Continue reading
Agricultural biodiversity in the Americas
Dr. Marleni Ramirez, Regional Director for Bioversity International’s Americas Office in Colombia, talks about why the rich agricultural biodiversity in the Americas is vital for our future food security. Continue reading
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Tagged agricultural biodiversity, Americas, food security, genetic diversity, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development
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Agricultural Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Today’s blog post is by Joseph Jojo Baidu-Forson, Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Bioversity International. Continue reading
A look at three ‘commodities’ of special importance to poor smallholders- banana, cocoa and coconut
Today’s post is from Bioversity technical editor, Vincent Johnson, based in Bioversity’s Montpellier Office in France where he supports Bioversity’s work to conserve and promote the use of diversity on three ‘commodities’ of special importance to poor smallholder farmers – banana and plantain (Musa), cocoa and coconut. Continue reading
Heading toward a Food Secure Future
Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International opens our Rio Campaign Blog: I hope you will join us on the Road to Rio+20. Bioversity International is covering ground in the quest for sustainability – what it truly means and takes to deliver a food secure future for the people in the world who need it most. Along the way of the Road to Rio+20, we are heading around the world through our website, featuring the people whose lives we are seeking to improve, through the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity – including crops, forestry and other components of agricultural landscapes. Continue reading
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