African elders’ knowledge vital to climate-proof global crops

cg.contactmainawaruru@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerIndependent / Not associateden_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Wheat - WHEATen_US
cg.contributor.funderGlobal Crop Diversity Trust - GCDTen_US
cg.contributor.projectDIIVA-PR: Dissemination of Interspecific ICARDA Varieties and Elites through Participatory Researchen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.creator.idBassi, Filippo: 0000-0002-1164-5598en_US
cg.subject.agrovocwild plantsen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccrop wild relativesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic diversity (as resource)en_US
cg.subject.agrovocSorghumen_US
cg.subject.agrovocRiceen_US
cg.subject.agrovocEggplanten_US
dc.contributorBassi, Filippoen_US
dc.creatorWaruru, Mainaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-24T20:17:17Z
dc.date.available2020-02-24T20:17:17Z
dc.description.abstractVillage elders in Africa played a crucial role in a global seed-collecting project that aims to bolster food security in a changing climate. Through cross-breeding common crops with their wild relatives, scientists plan to create strains that are better able to cope with higher temperatures and extreme weather.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://sciafmag.com/2020/02/03/african-elders-knowledge-vital-to-climate-proof-global-crops/en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/1f071bc29c662dc9c098a907dd85fb36/v/8b404ec5314e3816270340243514080den_US
dc.identifier.citationMaina Waruru, Filippo Bassi. (3/2/2020). African elders’ knowledge vital to climate-proof global crops, in "Scientific African Magazine".en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/10822
dc.languageenen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0en_US
dc.subjectglobal cropsen_US
dc.subjectseed-collectingen_US
dc.titleAfrican elders’ knowledge vital to climate-proof global cropsen_US
dc.typeNews Item/Press Itemen_US
dcterms.available2020-02-03en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/diivapren_US

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