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This document contains information on the distribution and diversity of ricebean (Vigna umbellata) germplasm in India and Nepal, drawn from the literature, interviews with farmers and scientists, germplasm collection expeditions and field visits. It was produced by a team lead by Mr Resham Gautam of the Nepalese NGO Local Initiatives in Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD),...
Ricebean is an underutilised grain legume grown mainly in marginal hill areas in northern India and Nepal It belongs to the Ceratropis genus, section Angulares, and is believed to be a domesticated form of V. umbellata var. gracilis, a cross-fertile wild type native to Indo-China. It is closely related to adzuki bean, V. angularis.
Although ricebean has high nutritional quality...
This document contains information on farmers’ indigenous knowledge and practices associated with the ricebean (Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi and Ohashi, previously Phaseolus calcaratus) in potential ricebean growing areas of Nepal. Ricebean is a potentially valuable but underutilised multipurpose grain legume for farmers in the marginal hill areas of Nepal. It is a traditional crop that...
A team of Oxfam researchers travelled to the two provinces of Ben Tre and Quang Tri in May 2008 to take a snapshot of how poor families are experiencing the changing climate, and how they might deal with this in the future.
Main findings from the report:
- Poor men and women in Ben Tre and Quang Tri are already experiencing the...
Climate change does not happen in isolation. It interacts with existing problems and challenges – notably deforestation, soil degradation, declining food security, declining fish stocks – and makes them worse. Adaptation has to start with adaptation to the current climate.
The people of Uganda are highly susceptible to present climatic variations and shocks. Building...
The Food Security and Agricultural Projects Analysis Unit (ESAF) of FAO has undertaken a number of pilot studies to develop a methodology for understanding why certain groups of people are vulnerable to becoming food insecure. The studies use the sustainable livelihoods approach adopted for food security analysis and are primarily based on qualitative information collection. The objective of...
This paper serves as a background document to help frame discussion at the Food Security Forum in Rome, April 2008. It focuses on policy and institutional reform issues centered on the links between chronic and transitory crises. The first part of the paper provides an overview of trends and future challenges. The second considers effectiveness of the “humanitarian system” in...
En trois ans, les prix alimentaires ont augmenté de quatre-vingt trois pour cent dans le monde. 1 La crise qui en résulte constitue une menace sans précédent pour les moyens d'existence et le bien-être de millions de ménages ruraux et urbains qui sont les consommateurs de base. Oxfam International et nombre de ses partenaires ont vu ces prix obliger les...
The current food price crisis has received widespread attention, but discussions to date have largely overlooked the gender dimensions of the crisis. More than 15 years of rigorous research on gender and intrahousehold resource allocation suggest not only that men and women will be affected differently by the global food crisis, but also that, as both consumers and producers, they will have...
Agricultural trade policies affect the livelihoods of millions of agricultural producers and rural people in the developing world. In developing countries, agriculture is a major source of income and employs the majority of the population of developing countries. Appropriate agriculture trade policies can help address poverty and hunger as well as provide livelihood and food...
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