Analysis and demonstration of landscape-based hotspots of plant, animal and forest genetic resources, proposing integrated conservation, indicator development, stakeholder-led management and local value chains.
Gabriele Maneo
ECPGR Concept for on-farm conservation and management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
ECPGR (2017) concept proposing a European strategy for on-farm conservation of PGRFA, with five priorities: inventory, indicators, good practices, agro-diversity sites, and legal/technical solutions.
Desk study: How diversity fosters healthier diets through diversification of food?
Desk study examining links between agrobiodiversity and health; compares institutional, technology‑centred (biofortification) and civil‑society discourses; highlights nutrient decline, varietal differences, and the need for holistic agroecological approaches.
CSA and cultivated biodiversity: a missed rendez-vous?
DYNAversity/URGENCI report mapping CSA practices on cultivated biodiversity (75 responses, 13 countries). Finds mixed use of modern and traditional seeds, limited direct consumer roles, and recommends training, communication and stronger CSA–seed network links.
Dynaversity concepts for agrobiodiversity
DYNAVERSITY‘s summary of five key concepts for agrobiodiversity: seeds and varieties, seed networks, conservation (in situ/ex situ), governance (ITPGRFA, farmers’ rights), and diverse agroecological food systems.
Supportive Policy Frameworks for Dynamic AgroBioDiversity Management Networks
DYNAVERSITY policy brief calling for EU policy to support dynamic, networked on-farm management of agrobiodiversity through coordination, funding, participatory breeding and alignment with CAP, Farm to Fork and ITPGRFA.
9 key-concepts for food diversity
Collective DIVERSIFOOD publication defining nine key concepts to guide embedding crop diversity and multi-actor innovation for resilient, locally adapted high-quality food systems.
Promoting an Enabling Environment for Agrobiodiversity in Europe (Booklet #4)
Policy recommendations from DIVERSIFOOD to embed agrobiodiversity in European seed systems: promote Community Agrobiodiversity Management, support community seed banks, establish national PGRFA platforms, and harmonise seed laws.
Community Seed Banks: sharing experiences from North and South
Report (side event, 1 Nov 2017) summarising global experiences with community seed banks, a DIVERSIFOOD European survey, case studies (Japan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nepal), sustainability factors and Governing Body decisions on Farmers’ Rights.
Community Biodiversity Management: dialogue between representatives of Community Seed Banks and international institutions – report from the workshop held on 22 September 2017 at FAO HQ, Rome
Report of a 22 Sept 2017 FAO workshop (DIVERSIFOOD/Bioversity/ITPGRFA) summarising CSB roles, case studies and a SWOT: CSBs are vital for dynamic conservation, access to local seed and participatory breeding but need policy recognition, funding and capacity.
