Seeds of Adaptation: Climate Change, Crop Diversification, and the Role of Women Farmers
Published By: Biodiversity International | Published Date: January, 01 , 2015Women farmers around the world are taking the lead in putting crop and varietal conservation and diversification strategies into practice as a way to strengthen local climate change adaptation capacities. Farmers’ own seed systems are at the heart of food security. These systems are currently under stress due to political, social, economic and environmental changes. Women farmers play key roles in these systems.
However, they are often overlooked by researchers and development personnel, policies and programs.
Author(s): Ronnie Vernooy | Posted on: Aug 17, 2016 | Views() | Download (225)