This briefing note summarizes the main results from the workshop: “National Level Dialogue - Transdisciplinary research on agrobiodiversity and land use change: Cultivating diversity”, held by BioDIVA and its local partner, the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, India on September 2-4, 2013.
The event brought together participants from various backgrounds, including experts,civil society representatives and policy makers, with shared concerns about trends in land use change that are affecting agrobiodiversity. The workshop explored strategies for sustainable land use and policy integration in discussions around the following key topics: (1) ‘Transdisciplinarity: Involving practitioners’ knowledge to create solutions’, (2) ‘Feedback loops: Communicating science across levels’, and (3) ‘Transformation knowledge for gender equity and sustainability’.
Preview: Handbook Cultivate Diversity!
The Rice Seed System in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 8, 2014
Feedback Loops - Multi-level stakeholder workshops in transdisciplinary research.
Briefing Note 7, 2014
Food for thought: Facing land use change in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 6, 2014 (Malayalam version)
"Cultivating Diversity": Results from the national level dialogue workshop. Briefing Note 5, 2014
Cultivate Diversity! A Handbook on Transdisciplinary Approaches to Agrobiodiversity Research. September 2013
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on land use: Transdisciplinary approaches to address landscape transformation in Kerala.
Briefing Note 4, 2013
Marketing Gandhakasala: Local varieties for livelihood options.
Briefing Note 3, 2013
Resilience in transformation: „A study into the capacity for resilience in indigenous communities in Wayanad“.
Briefing Note 2, 2013
Visions for Wayanad: „The land of paddy fields“.
Briefing Note 1, 2013
