Minor crops and underutilized species: lessons and prospects

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Sub-Sahara • “despite diverse biophysical constraints s.s drought and low soil fertility, region ripe for expanded cultivation of its underutilized and indigenous crops (s.a. leafy vegetables (Cleome gynandra, Solanum ethiopicum, S. macrocarpon), (Hybiscus sabdariffa), fruits (Ziziphus mauritania, Moringa oleifera), medicinal plants and vegetables”. Latin America and Caribbean • “ underutilized LAC fruit trees represent opportunities to generate new markets” • “among the activities recommended is the compilation of regional knowledge of species cultivation and traditional usage at a regional and national level”.
Prospects - Attention bound to increase - Greater international support (GFU, ICUC, CGIAR, etc) - Capacity building to receive increased attention - State of World Report to update on conservation - In situ/on farm to play more strategic role Challenges - Changing negative image - Policies (FAO Treaty) expansion of list of spp in Annex I - Stronger involvement of private sector - Trade off- between marketing and maintaining diversity - Bio-prospecting and benefit sharing - Inter-sectorial cooperation (among various Ministries)
Page 1 and 2: Minor crops and underutilized speci
Page 3 and 4: The Message Poor communities around
Page 5 and 6: Minor crops Some official definitio
Page 7 and 8: Common features of underutilized sp
Page 9 and 10: Libya Syria Turkey Turkmenistan Roc
Page 11 and 12: Content • The message • Minor a
Page 13 and 14: 1. Underutilized wild relatives of
Page 15 and 16: 2. Wild relatives of domesticated u
Page 17 and 18: eadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)
Page 19 and 20: 3. Underutilized wild species used
Page 21 and 22: Evolving interest and milestones 19
Page 23 and 24: Evolving interest and milestones co
Page 25 and 26: Leipzig Workshop: 6-8 May 2003 Main
Page 27 and 28: The conservation issue: analysis of
Page 29 and 30: LESSONS FROM ETHNO-BOTANIC SURVEYS
Page 31 and 32: LESSONS FROM CONSERVATION EFFORTS I
Page 33 and 34: SYSTEM PRIORITY 1 SUSTAINING BIODIV
Page 35 and 36: Policy Makers Consultation on the M
Page 37 and 38: WHO is working on underutilized spe
Page 39 and 40: GFU/GTZ: sensitization of issue reg
Page 41 and 42: LESSONS FROM ENHANCING USES Communi
Page 43 and 44: WORKING FOR AND WITH THE COMMUNITIE
Page 45 and 46: LESSON FROM NETWORKING Growers Proc
Page 47 and 48: UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/10/13 Meeting (2004
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