Our research on neglected and underutilized species is published in books, journal articles, conference proceedings and other document types. We also share our work in oral presentations and posters. You can access these documents on this page. The most recent 10 publications are displayed initially but we have nearly 250 documents in the database, which you can access by navigating categories of interest using the bar below. The categories that can be toggled are: Research Theme, Crop, Publication Type, Project, and Language.
Article on the role of aquatic sedges (totora) in the livelihoods of farmers in a community on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (Spanish)
Publication Year: 2014
Author: J. Flores, M. Pinto, R. Mamani, F. Terrazaz and W. Rojas
Article on IFAD-NUS work with custodian farmers in Bolivia in an INIAF conference proceedings (Spanish)
Publication Year: 2014
Author: W. Rojas, M. Pinto, J. Flores, R. Mamani, and S. Padulosi
This paper aims to contribute to the discussion around typical features of NUS by critically analyzing the status of an expert-informed list of underutilized food crops in Latin America. It also discusses the extent to which existing international policy and legal frameworks dealing with wild and cultivated biological diversity effectively support the conservation and sustainable use of underutilized crops’ genetic resources.
Publication Year: 2014
Author: Galluzzi, G; López Noriega, I.
This article discusses the integrated efforts for in situ/on-farm and ex situ conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity in southern Brazil.
Publication Year: 2014
Author: Rosa Lía Barbieri, João Carlos Costa Gomes, Adriana Alercia and Stefano Padulosi
This study exemplifies how a holistic approach can be an effective strategy to enhance the use of neglected and underutilized species for conservation and livelihood benefits.
Publication Year: 2014
Author: Padulosi, S.; Amaya, K.; Jäger, M.; Gotor, E.; Rojas, W.; Valdivia, R.
Web article sharing preliminary results from farmer surveys carried out in Bolivia, India and Nepal in phase 3 of the IFAD-NUS project regarding climate change perceptions and coping strategies.
Publication Year: 2013
Author: Meldrum, G.; Sthapit, S.; Rojas, W.; King, E.D.I. Oliver
This brief article explains how a holistic and innovative value chain framework has been developed and tested involving input from local businesses, policymakers, exporters, farmers and researchers connected to the quinoa production and market in Bolivia.
Publication Year: 2013
Author: New Agriculturist
This publication is the result of a research collaboration between Bioversity International and the Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (PROINPA). It deals with issues regarding on-farm conservation of agrobiodiversity, which is a poorly addressed field of research in spite of its pivotal role in the maintenance of global crop diversity.
Publication Year: 2013
Author: Gruberg, H.; Meldrum, G.; Padulosi, S.; Rojas, W.; Pinto, M.; Crane, T.
[Status of ex situ conservation of quinoa genetic resources].
In Estado del arte de la quinua en el mundo en 2013: Libro de resumenes.
Publication Year: 2013
Author: Rojas, W.; Pinto, M.; Alanoca, C.; Gomez Pando, L.; Leon, P.; Alercia, A.; Padulosi, S.; Diulgheroff, S.; Bazile, D.
The factsheet presents some initial findings of a multi-country climate change survey carried out in Peru, Zimbabwe and Vietnam in 2012-2013 by the Asociación para la Naturaleza y el Desarrollo Sostenible (ANDES), Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT), the Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE) and Oxfam-Novib to assess perceptions of indigenous peoples and smallholder farmers on climate change.
Publication Year: 2013
Author: Oxfam-Novib
