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On-farm conservation of neglected and underutilized species: status, trends and novel approaches to cope with climate change Padulosi, S., N. Bergamini and T. Lawrence, Editors Proceedings of the International Conference Friedrichsdorf, Frankfurt, 14–16 June, 2011 Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty On-farm conservation of neglected and underutilized species: status, trends and novel approaches to cope with climate change Padulosi, S., N. Bergamini and T. Lawrence, Editors Proceedings of the International Conference Friedrichsdorf, Frankfurt, 14–16 June, 2011 Bioversity International is a world leading research-for-development non-profit organization, working towards a world in which smallholder farming communities in developing countries are thriving and sustainable. Bioversity’s purpose is to investigate the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity in order to achieve better nutrition, improve smallholders’ livelihoods and enhance agricultural sustainability. Bioversity International works with a global range of partners to maximize impact, to develop capacity and to ensure that all stakeholders have an effective voice. Bioversity International is part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, which works to reduce hunger, poverty and environmental degradation in developing countries by generating and sharing relevant agricultural knowledge, technologies and policies. This research, focused on development, is conducted by a Consortium of 15 CGIAR centres working with hundreds of partners worldwide and supported by a multi-donor Fund. Citation Padulosi, S., N. Bergamini and T. Lawrence, editors. 2012. On farm conservation of neglected and underutilized species: status, trends and novel approaches to cope with climate change: Proceedings of an International Conference, Frankfurt, 14-16 June, 2011. Bioversity International, Rome. Cover Top photo: Genetic diversity of quinoa in Bolivia (Wilfredo Rojas/PROINPA); bottom photo: Quinoa seeds’ genetic diversity from Bolivian germplasm (Michael Hermann/Crops for the Future). ISBN 978-92-9043-907-3 Bioversity Headquarters Via dei Tre Denari 472/a 00057 Maccarese (Fiumicino) Rome, Italy Tel. (39-06) 61181 Fax. (39-06) 61979661 [email protected] © Bioversity International, 2012 Contents Contributors v Abbreviations used in the On-farm Conservation Workshop x Acknowledgements xii Session I Setting the Scene 5 A new international collaborative effort on traditional crops, climate change and on-farm conservation S. Padulosi 7 The insurance function of agrobiodiversity and the importance of monitoring its conservation and use to cope with change Kerstin Wydra 25 On-farm conservation of neglected and underutilized crops in the face of climate change Bhuwon Sthapit and Stefano Padulosi 31 Supporting initiatives on agro biodiversity in the context of food security and nutrition Anette von Lossau and Joerg Lohmann 49 Session II Experiences on documentation and monitoring of agrobiodiversity and IK on farm 55 Documentation and monitoring of agrobiodiversity and indigenous knowledge on-farm – experiences from India E.D.I.O. King and S. Bala Ravi 57 The contribution of community genebanks to in situ conservation of quinoa and cañahua: the experience of Bolivia Wilfredo Rojas, Milton Pinto, Juana Flores and Vivian Polar 65 Community Biodiversity Registers: Empowering community in management of agricultural biodiversity Abishkar Subedi, Rachana Devkota,Indra Poudel,Shreeram Subedi,Pitambar Shrestha,Bharat Bhandari and Bhuwon Sthapit 77 Sustainable agro biodiversity management in the mountain areas of southern China Luis Waldmüller 91 Lessons learnt and perspectives from a global effort to support the deployment of underutilized species, with special reference to documentation of knowledge and information I. Hoeschle-Zeledon 95 Coping with climate change: using agro biodiversity to enhance resilience and adaptability Paul Bordoni 101 Using indigenous knowledge and participatory plant breeding to improve crop production and regenerate crops and tree species in West Africa Kirsten vom Brocke,Robert Zougmoré,Clarisse Barro,Gilles Trouche and Eva Weltzien 103 iii On-farm conservation of neglected and underutilized species Session III Red Lists for cultivated species 125 Red lists for cultivated species: experiences with the IUCN list of threatened plants Karl Hammer,Merita Hammer-Spahillari and Korous Khoshbakht 127 Red List for crops – a tool for monitoring genetic erosion, supporting re-introduction into cultivation and guiding conservation efforts Rudolf Voegel 137 Red Lists for crop species and their role in adaptation strategies Maria Mihaela Antofie 143 Towards a viable system for monitoring agrobiodiversity on-farm: a proposed new approach for Red Listing of cultivated plant species Stefano Padulosi and Ehsan Dulloo 171 Session IV Making on farm conservation and monitoring self-sustainable practices 201 Supporting on farm conservation in Switzerland: Challenges and opportunities Béla Bartha 203 Peliti programme: promoting on-farm conservation of NUS in Greece Panagiotis Sainatoudis 207 Policies supportive of on-farm conservation and their impact on custodian farmers in Italy Valeria Negri 211 Making on-farm conservation a self-sustainable practice: an Indian perspective E.D. Israel Oliver King and S. Bala Ravi 219 Sustainable conservation and use of neglected and underutilized species: A Nepalese perspective Ram Bahadur Rana and Bhuwon Ratna Sthapit 225 Reflections on market-based strategies for enhancing the use of agrobiodiversity Matthias Jäger and Stefano Padulosi 241 oriGIn – The Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network Ida Puzone 249 The Slow Food Movement and its approach to supporting on-farm conservation H.E. Kniepkamp 255 Agro biodiversity and protected areas:another approach to synergies between conservation and use? Gea Galluzzi 261 Session V On farm conservation within the international policy framework 269 New opportunities for a strategic focus on farmer varieties, landraces and underutilized species Kakoli Ghosh 271 The relevance of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as a tangible instrument for sustainable agriculture Mario Marino 277 Session VI Working groups 285 iv Contributors Stefano Padulosi Global Project Coordinator, Diversity for Livelihoods Programme Bioversity International Via dei Tre Denari 472/1 00057 Maccarese (Rome) ITALY E-mail: [email protected] Nadia Bergamini Research Assistant, Diversity for Livelihoods Programme Bioversity International Via dei Tre Denari 472/1 00057 Maccarese (Rome) ITALY E-mail: [email protected] Ehsan dulloo Project Coordinator, Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity, Understanding and Managing Biodiversity Programme Bioversity International Via dei Tre Denari 472/1 00057 Maccarese (Rome) ITALY E-mail: [email protected] Paul Bordoni Programme Specialist, Global Partnerships Programme Bioversity International Via dei Tre Denari 472/1 00057 Maccarese (Rome) ITALY E-mail: [email protected] Matthias Jäger Senior Expert, Marketing Bioversity International Regional Office for the Americas P.O. Box 6713, Cali COLOMBIA E-mail: [email protected] v On-farm conservation of neglected and underutilized species Gea galluzzi Associate Expert Bioversity International Regional Office for the Americas P.O. Box 6713, Cali COLOMBIA E-mail: [email protected] Bhuwon sthaPit Regional Project Coordinator, UNEP-GEF project Bioversity International, Diversity for Livelihoods Programme c/o National Agricultural Science Centre, DPS Marg, Pusa Campus, 110 020 New Delhi INDIA E-mail: [email protected] Wilfredo roJas National Project Coordinador PROINPA Calle Hermanos Manchego No 2526 Centre Pedro Salazar y Av. Arce Sopocachi, La Paz BOLIVIA E-mail: [email protected] Abishkar suBedi Programme Director, Local Initiatives for Biodiversity (LI-BIRD) P.O. Box 324, Pokhara, Kaski NEPAL E-mail: [email protected] Ram Bahadur rana Local Initiatives for Biodiversity (LI-BIRD) P.O. Box 324, Pokhara, Kaski NEPAL E-mail: [email protected] Israel Oliver King edwin devarathna Principal Scientist MSSRF 42 B2, President Vekat Rao Street Gandhi Nagar, Mohanur Road Namakkal, Chennai-600 113 INDIA E-mail: [email protected] vi Contributors Karl hammer Department of Agrobiodiversity Institute of Crop Science (INK) Steinstr. 19 D-37213 Witzenhausen GERMANY E-mail: [email protected] Kerstin wydra Göttingen University Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Göttingen GERMANY E-mail: [email protected] Robert zougmoré Regional Program Leader CCAFS, West Africa ICRISAT Sahelian Center BP 12404, Niamey NIGER E-mail: [email protected], Béla Bartha Director ProSpecieRara 6592 S.Antonino SWITZERLAND E-mail: [email protected] Ida Puzone OriGIn 1, rue de Varembé 1202, Geneva, SWITZERLAND E-mail: [email protected] Rudolf vögel State Office of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection of Brandenburg (LUGV) Tramper Chaussee 2 D-16225 Eberswalde GERMANY E-mail: [email protected] vii On-farm conservation of neglected and underutilized species Maria Mihaela antofie Lucian Blaga University 10, Victoriei Bd. Sibiu, 550024 ROMANIA E-mail: [email protected] Valeria negri Professor, Department of Applied Biology Faculty of Agriculture University of Perugia Borgo XX Giugno 74 06121 Perugia ITALY E-mail: [email protected] Hanns Ernest KniePKamP Slow Food, Germany GERMANY E-mail: [email protected] Panagiotis