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Seeking an alliance between farmers and genebanks
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Bordoni, P. Gwinner, V. |
| Description | In Bolivia and Malaysia, farmers are increasingly affected by drought, water logging and unpredictable weather patterns. To cope, they plant an array of traditional crops and varieties to spread the risk of crop loss, whether from pests, diseases or the weather. However for these farmers, agrobiodiversity is not just a way to insure against crop losses; it's an important source of cultural pride and value. Seventy three year old Don Victor, who farms at 4,100 metres above sea level in Colomi, Bolivia, maintains 39 varieties of native potato. ”These are like my family,” he says, sharing his planting material only with those he trusts. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/eddf06d8-6b53-4127-a89f-bb9c5764a581 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 09710647 |
| Journal | New Agriculturist |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Climate Change Community Involvement Farmers Gene Banks Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Organisms Traditional Farming |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
