| dc.contributor | Science Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | International Board for Plant Genetic Resources | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | |
| dc.contributor.author | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | |
| dc.contributor.other | Attere, F. | |
| dc.contributor.other | Zedan, H. | |
| dc.contributor.other | Ng, N. Q. | |
| dc.contributor.other | Perrino, P. | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-21T16:53:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-21T16:53:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1988-09 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978 131 062 6 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/29593 | |
| dc.description | Worldwide, food crops are increasing their yields but from ever fewer varieties. The genetic base of the world's food supply is shrinking, at an ever faster rate. The dangers in this
situation are the particular concern of plant geneticists, who act as the conservators of the world's genepool of agricultural species. The genetic resources saved from extinction today
may provide the solutions for tomorrow's unexpected pests or calamities. Hence germplasm conservation is an imperative for society, having an inestimable but unquestioned value. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | genetic | en_US |
| dc.subject | crop | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Crop Genetic Resources of Africa Volume I: Proceedings of an International Conference | en_US |
| dc.type | Meeting Reports and Proceedings | en_US |
| wd.meeting.name | International Conference on Crop Genetic Resources of Africa. Nairobi, Kenya, 26 -30 September 1988 | en_US |
| wd.meeting.startdate | 26/09/1988 | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 2 - No Hunger | en_US |
| wd.topics | Science-Policy | |
