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Farmers collaborate to improve knowledge on major food crops

Contribution of traditional methods for the in situ conservation and management of maize and beans to the food security of farming families in Cuba

Year of publication 2009

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) For more information, visit the ITPGRFA internet site . Answering survey questions ranging from how they use inputs and conserve their seeds to how each member of the family contributes to production, Cuban farmers have participated in a Treaty Benefit-sharing Fund Project that is analyzing the current contribution of beans and maize to food security and family health – and also looking at ways to improve that contribution.

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