In industrialized countries, maize cultivation is mainly associated with the use of hybrid varieties and input-intensive monocultures. Despite the homogeneity of European maize landscapes, alternative models of maize production based on landraces exist. Un ...
With the dissolution of the agricultural projects that the Rockefeller Foundation (RF) was leading in China in 1940, it is in Mexico that a new testing ground for development programs based on the dissemination of new agronomic knowledge opens up. Science ...
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on agrobiodiversity, organization of farm work and food security in Mexican rural areas. COVID-19 has hit Mexico very hard, forcing the Mexican government to institute lockdowns. The lockdown reduced employment opportunities and ...
Local seed systems remain the fundamental source of seeds for many crops in developing countries. Climate resilience for small holder farmers continues to depend largely on locally available seeds of traditional crop varieties. High rainfall events can hav ...
During the Green Revolution, the disappearance of landraces with the spread of new genetically homogeneous varieties evolved into a global public problem. This “genetic erosion” endangered the future of plant breeding and, thus, of food security. The use a ...
Cet article propose une analyse du programme phare de conservation de la diversité des maïs mexicains – le Programa de Conservación de Maíz Criollo (PROMAC)- depuis son dessein au niveau des institutions nationales jusqu’à sa mise en œuvre au niveau local, ...