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Underutilized Species News Update

From : GFU

Dear GFU news readers,

Welcome to our monthly news update.
All items below are also posted on our home page (http://www.underutilized-species.org/)

We are delighted to let you know about a static version of GFU web site that will allow browsing off line. This should help in creating connections and spreading information about underutilized species amongst the less or non connected stakeholders.

"Greater appreciation of local crops" - On the occasion of the 11th Regular Session of the FAO Commission on GRFA, the GFU will organize a side event to draw the attention of the Commission delegates to underutilized crops and their importance for the livelihoods of the rural and urban poor. The final objective is to eventually contribute to a change in national and international policies in such a way that they stimulate and enable the enhanced use of these important resources.

We shall also be in Johannesburg during the same days at the FARA AGM and we will be there with a booth with information material and displays.
Our interest is to raise attention amongst the attending stakeholders and delegations about the importance underutilized species carry.

The database "Underutilized Species" is growing and if anyone would like to take ownership on a particular plant species you are more than welcome, let us know about experts, expertise and suggestions of any kind that will help us improve our service.

We look forward to hearing from you about anything you would like to share and see included on this platform.

Please let us know if you would like to be removed from this distribution list

Thank you,
Your GFU team.

WHO IS DOING WHAT WITH UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES

Experts added to the list this month
Damiana Astudillo
Emmanuel Kwon-Ndung
and two projects
Understanding and managing the genetic diversity of Noug (Guizotia abyssinica) for its improvement
Enhancing the contribution of Nutritious but Neglected crops to Food Security and to Incomes of Rural Poor: Bolivia Component Quinoa
To learn about and contribute to this database follow the link Who is doing What
Here the links to search for Experts, Projects and Institutions

FEATURE STORY
The potential of small holder technology in quinoa producing communities of the Southern Bolivian Altiplano

UPCOMING EVENTS
2nd National Jatropha curcas L. conference
International Conference „Value chains for broad-based development“ 30 – 31 May 2007, Berlin, Germany
Global Scientific Challenges: Perspectives from Young Scientists -An international conference celebrating 75 years of ICSU
The Role of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation
5th International Symposium on New Crops and Uses: their role in a rapidly changing world
5th European Association for South-East Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) Conference, Naples 2007
XII OPTIMA Meeting Org. for the Phyto-Taxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean Area
Orphan crops conference - New approaches to plant breeding of orphan crops in Africa
Second PROTA International Workshop and Investors' Forum
Second International Conference on Health and Biodiversity (COHAB 2007) Galway, Ireland
European AgroBiodiversity Day (EAD)
Tropentag 2007 - 'Utilisation of diversity in land use systems: Sustainable and organic approaches to meet human needs'
8th African Crop Science Society Conference to be held in El-Minia, Egypt, 27- 31 October 2007.
Tenth International Congress of Ethnobiology in Cusco Peru (ICE 2007)
Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity 2007
Conference on Native Breeds and Varieties as part of natural and cultural heritage with international participation
International Symposium “Underutilized Plants for food, nutrition, income and sustainable development”
UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Online Academic Course on NTFP Culture & Management
WI - Market access and sustainable development - 2007
WI - Training programme for the Food industry and agribusiness - 2007
Plant genetic resources and seeds Policies, conservation and use - Ethiopia, September 17 – October 12, 2007
Conservation & sustainable use of plant genetic resources in agriculture - The Netherlands, May 21 – June 29, 2007
Enhancing agrobiodiversity use: markets and chains - The Netherlands, 21 May – 1 June 2007
UPCOMING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Concept Notes: Action Research on "Value Chains and the Rural Poor in Disadvantaged Regions"
RECENTLY UPLOADED WEBSITES
"The Wholeness of Creation"
Organic Link
FANRPAN - Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network
AGROMISA - Knowledge Centre for Small Scale Sustainable Agriculture
FRAMEweb - Knowledge sharing for the natural resources management community
Quantitative risk assessment strategies for novel foods – NOFORISK
Marula Natural Products company
PlantZAfrica.com
Useful Plants Garden at Kirstenbosch
RECENTLY UPLOADED PUBLICATIONS
AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Different species of native plants can help communities tackle issues with too much or too little water
Marango - Cultivo y utilización en la alimentación animal
West meets East for diverse recipes
Bamboo, an alternative crop
Indigenous plant benefits San
Institute for traditional medicines
Jatropha: creating desert solutions
Marula breaks into beauty market
Going native with plants: A new-old direction for water conservation
BIOLOGY
Suggested Cultural Practices for Moringa UPDATED!
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ETHNOBOTANY
Hidden in the Herbs
Home Gardens and Agrobiodiversity
Pachamama, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s newsletter on traditional knowledge issues
Plant story - Oxytenanthera abyssinica
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Provision of Vitamin A Through Utilization of Local Food Materials in Rural Parts of Western Kenya
Moringa leaves: strategies, standards and markets for a better impact on nutrition in Africa
POST HARVEST AND VALUE ADDING
Improved health and livelihoods with African indigenous vegetables

------------------------------Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized SpeciesVia dei Tre Denari 472/a00057 MACCARESE (Fiumicino)Rome, Italye-mail: mailto:punderutilized-species@cgiar.orgtel: +39 06 6118-302fax: +39 06 61979661http://www.underutilized-species.org/------------------------------



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DIVA-GIS	Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Posted 2:14 AM by Tevita Underutilized Species News Update From : GFU Dear GFU news readers, Welcome to our monthly news update. All items below are also posted on our home page (http://www.underutilized-species.org/) We are delighted to let you know about a static version of GFU web site that will allow browsing off line. This should help in creating connections and spreading information about underutilized species amongst the less or non connected stakeholders. "Greater appreciation of local crops" - On the occasion of the 11th Regular Session of the FAO Commission on GRFA, the GFU will organize a side event to draw the attention of the Commission delegates to underutilized crops and their importance for the livelihoods of the rural and urban poor. The final objective is to eventually contribute to a change in national and international policies in such a way that they stimulate and enable the enhanced use of these important resources. We shall also be in Johannesburg during the same days at the FARA AGM and we will be there with a booth with information material and displays. Our interest is to raise attention amongst the attending stakeholders and delegations about the importance underutilized species carry. The database "Underutilized Species" is growing and if anyone would like to take ownership on a particular plant species you are more than welcome, let us know about experts, expertise and suggestions of any kind that will help us improve our service. We look forward to hearing from you about anything you would like to share and see included on this platform. Please let us know if you would like to be removed from this distribution list Thank you, Your GFU team. WHO IS DOING WHAT WITH UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES Experts added to the list this month Damiana Astudillo Emmanuel Kwon-Ndung and two projects Understanding and managing the genetic diversity of Noug (Guizotia abyssinica) for its improvement Enhancing the contribution of Nutritious but Neglected crops to Food Security and to Incomes of Rural Poor: Bolivia Component Quinoa To learn about and contribute to this database follow the link Who is doing What Here the links to search for Experts, Projects and Institutions FEATURE STORY The potential of small holder technology in quinoa producing communities of the Southern Bolivian Altiplano UPCOMING EVENTS 2nd National Jatropha curcas L. conference International Conference „Value chains for broad-based development“ 30 – 31 May 2007, Berlin, Germany Global Scientific Challenges: Perspectives from Young Scientists -An international conference celebrating 75 years of ICSU The Role of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation 5th International Symposium on New Crops and Uses: their role in a rapidly changing world 5th European Association for South-East Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) Conference, Naples 2007 XII OPTIMA Meeting Org. for the Phyto-Taxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean Area Orphan crops conference - New approaches to plant breeding of orphan crops in Africa Second PROTA International Workshop and Investors' Forum Second International Conference on Health and Biodiversity (COHAB 2007) Galway, Ireland European AgroBiodiversity Day (EAD) Tropentag 2007 - 'Utilisation of diversity in land use systems: Sustainable and organic approaches to meet human needs' 8th African Crop Science Society Conference to be held in El-Minia, Egypt, 27- 31 October 2007. Tenth International Congress of Ethnobiology in Cusco Peru (ICE 2007) Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity 2007 Conference on Native Breeds and Varieties as part of natural and cultural heritage with international participation International Symposium “Underutilized Plants for food, nutrition, income and sustainable development” UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Online Academic Course on NTFP Culture & Management WI - Market access and sustainable development - 2007 WI - Training programme for the Food industry and agribusiness - 2007 Plant genetic resources and seeds Policies, conservation and use - Ethiopia, September 17 – October 12, 2007 Conservation & sustainable use of plant genetic resources in agriculture - The Netherlands, May 21 – June 29, 2007 Enhancing agrobiodiversity use: markets and chains - The Netherlands, 21 May – 1 June 2007 UPCOMING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Call for Concept Notes: Action Research on "Value Chains and the Rural Poor in Disadvantaged Regions" RECENTLY UPLOADED WEBSITES "The Wholeness of Creation" Organic Link FANRPAN - Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network AGROMISA - Knowledge Centre for Small Scale Sustainable Agriculture FRAMEweb - Knowledge sharing for the natural resources management community Quantitative risk assessment strategies for novel foods – NOFORISK Marula Natural Products company PlantZAfrica.com Useful Plants Garden at Kirstenbosch RECENTLY UPLOADED PUBLICATIONS AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING Different species of native plants can help communities tackle issues with too much or too little water Marango - Cultivo y utilización en la alimentación animal West meets East for diverse recipes Bamboo, an alternative crop Indigenous plant benefits San Institute for traditional medicines Jatropha: creating desert solutions Marula breaks into beauty market Going native with plants: A new-old direction for water conservation BIOLOGY Suggested Cultural Practices for Moringa UPDATED! INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ETHNOBOTANY Hidden in the Herbs Home Gardens and Agrobiodiversity Pachamama, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s newsletter on traditional knowledge issues Plant story - Oxytenanthera abyssinica NUTRITION AND HEALTH Provision of Vitamin A Through Utilization of Local Food Materials in Rural Parts of Western Kenya Moringa leaves: strategies, standards and markets for a better impact on nutrition in Africa POST HARVEST AND VALUE ADDING Improved health and livelihoods with African indigenous vegetables ------------------------------Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized SpeciesVia dei Tre Denari 472/a00057 MACCARESE (Fiumicino)Rome, Italye-mail: mailto:punderutilized-species@cgiar.orgtel: +39 06 6118-302fax: +39 06 61979661http://www.underutilized-species.org/------------------------------ * Comments: Post a Comment	Archive October 2002 November 2002 December 2002 January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 April 2003 May 2003 June 2003 July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 January 2010 RSS Feed Alternative feed Contact Tevita Something new: Agrobiodiversity Weblog: For discussions of conservation and sustainable use of the genetic resources of crops, livestock and their wild relatives. 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