2019: Seed Mixtures for Climate Resilience in Ethiopia
Agrobiodiversity, developed and maintained by farmers worldwide for thousands of years, can provide growers with options in the face of climate change. However, the movement of farmers from rural areas toward new market opportunities in urban centers is likely to impact management of agrobiodiversity. Integrating socioeconomic, ethnobotanical and genetic analyses, this project will investigate how smallholders in Ethiopia use mixtures of crop species and varieties to mitigate the effects of drought, waterlogging, pathogens, pests and other climate-related stresses, and enhance the climate resilience of their food systems.
[This project received an Office of Engagement Initiatives supplemental grant.]
Investigators: Alison Power, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Miguel Gomez, Mark Sorrells
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