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… are considered crucial by farmers who therefore engage in farming practices in which the use of PGRFA, or … a farm in Chaur village. She is a member of the Pratigya Cooperative, a lcoal farmers’ cooperative established in 1991 through a CARE Nepal project …

… plant diversity has been the raw material that enabled farming systems and agriculture to evolve. Food plants have … contributes to reducing genetic vulnerability, as diverse farming systems are more resistant to pests, diseases and … One example is AEGIS, an initiative of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) to …

… to more intensified production. In contrast to traditional farming systems where agricultural inputs were mainly … inter alia, on the importance of maintaining diverse farming systems and on implementing participatory approaches … Philosophy (2010). 33 Leskien and Flitner (1997), p. 36. farming systems, the promotion of plant breeding efforts and …

… including: agricultural policies that promote diverse farming systems; research that benefits crop diversity and …

… and protecting them is designed to enable farmers and farming communities to continue performing their role as … continued conservation of plant genetic diversity within farming environments. Maintaining traditional agricultural … over thousands of years. Over the centuries, diverse farming systems have been shaped by physical land …

… to say that plant genetic diversity is more important for farming than any other environmental factor, because it … difficult for farmers, who are still engaged in diversity farming.2 Farmers' Rights are important, in order to ensure … poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, particularly those in …

… crops of nutritional importance and wild relatives, family farming   7   and community seed banks, was crucial for the …

… The Board requested that steps should be taken to restore cooperative work with colleagues in the Soviet Union and … was seven years in gestation It set out principles for the cooperative conservation and use of North American waterfowl … as ducks, flamingos and herons. The third dealt with farming for waterfowl and the prevention of crop damage. The …

… n t i n g t h e i p p C region. Such circumstances require cooperative ac- tions to protect plant resources. These are …