Agrobiodiversity to address climate change, agriculture and food security
Side event to the Thirteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA13), FAO. Scientists from CGIAR Centres and partnering organizations will introduce CCAFS and describe research investigating the role of agrobiodiversity to adapt agricultural production systems, particularly in developing countries, to climate change.
The new CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to overcome the threats to agriculture and food security in a changing climate, exploring new ways of helping vulnerable rural communities adjust to global changes in climate.
In this side event to the Thirteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA13), scientists from CGIAR Centres and partnering organizations will introduce CCAFS and describe research investigating the role of agrobiodiversity to adapt agricultural production systems, particularly in developing countries, to climate change.
Programme:
What is the new CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)?
Dr. Andy Jarvis, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
Why is agrobiodiversity a critical component to climate change adaptation strategies?
Drs. Emile Frison and Laura Snook, Bioversity International, Rome, Italy.
Targeting genes in ex situ collections for adaptation to climate change.
Dr. Ahmed Amri, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria.
Seeds for Needs – linking farmers with genebanks to identify adapted germplasm for climate-stressed environments.
Dr. K.C. Bansal, Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New Delhi, India.
Lunch will be provided.
