2 Introduction hobby farmers and gardeners started to conserve and exchange their seeds
in their neighbourhoods (Nabhan, 2013). Depending on management capabilities …

This paper examines the role of direct compensation payments for agrobiodiversity
conservation, using minor millet landraces in India as an example. The cost of farmer …

Underutilized plant species are generally defined by their unexploited economic potential,
making them an appropriate focus for market development. This paper analyses the role of …

The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are issues that have been high on the
policy agenda since the first Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. As part of efforts to implement in …

Agrobiodiversity is a confluence of the past, present and future and both a tangible and
intangible resource critical for both rural and urban food and nutrition security …

Natural resources play key roles as assets in the livelihoods of rural communities. However,
the benefits of these assets in livelihoods are frequently conceived narrowly as income …

Sustainable agricultural practices require, among other factors, adoption of improved
nutrient management techniques, pest mitigation technology and soil conservation …

Traditional knowledge is based on vast experiences gained over centuries that is
communicated from one generation to another. With growing concerns of malnutrition and …

Historically, women play a crucial role in the on-farm production and processing of millets. At
the small and marginal farm holdings and households, women's drudgery in production and …

Climate change is arguably the biggest threat being faced by humankind, one that impacts
billions of people through soil erosion, extreme droughts, uneven and unpredictable rains …