Agrobiodiversity fairs. A methodological guide for their organization and development in Cuba

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C. F. de la Fé

Abstract

Local Agrobiodiversity Fairs started in Cuba late
in 1999 by the I Maize Fair celebrated at the National Institute
of Agricultural Sciences (INCA), signed up by the Cuban
Project of Participatory Plant Breeding (CPPPB). This
methodological guide was motivated by the significance of
agrobiodiversity fair development on the varietal base
diversification supporting food security and growers´ market
as well as its further generalization in different crops and regions
of the country. The objective of such a guide was to share the
experience acquired by a staff of researchers from INCA, in
such a way that it permits to preserve and widen plant genetic
resource diversity of Cuban growers. The document is
subdivided into two main sections: the first one which is entitled
�??General comments on agrobiodiversity fairs�?� gives a
summarized information about different topics, as definition
and kinds of fairs, experiences got on fairs in other countries,
agrobiodiversity fairs celebrated in other countries, in Cuba
and terms associated to them, whereas the second section
refers to a strictly detailed way of organizing and developing
fairs in our country, so that the reader may find the exact
information of the most important aspects to be taken into
account. Every subject is logically arranged to provide an easier
work to readers.

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de la Fé, C. F. (2013). Agrobiodiversity fairs. A methodological guide for their organization and development in Cuba. Cultivos Tropicales, 24(4), 95–106. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/563
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