In situ landraces: best practice evidence-based database
A tool for promoting landrace conservation

This tool is for landrace maintainers or those considering the cultivation of landraces to diversify their crop production system. It provides access to evidence-based information on the benefits, opportunities and practices of landrace cultivation to help in decision-making and to promote their in situ maintenance as a means of conserving and diversifying plant genetic resources for food, nutrition and livelihood security.

The tool includes examples of in situ management practices and of adding value to landraces—for example, marketing options—for different crops and socio-cultural, environmental and economic contexts. This information can help to enhance landrace cultivation and make it sustainable and profitable at the same time, while conserving biodiversity for future generations.

The tool is a product of the Farmer’s Pride project, funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Union: http://www.farmerspride.eu/.

 

Please use the search fields below, or browse the database from the grid, list or map view.

 

Aglione della Val di Chiana

Crop: Allium ampeloprasum L.
Great headed garlic

Italy

Boniato saucero

Crop: Ipomea batatas L.
Sweet potato

Spain

Broccolo Fiolaro di Creazzo

Crop: Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenk.
Broccoli

Italy

Cebola Garrafal

Crop: Allium cepa L.
Onion

Portugal

Couve-Galega

Crop: Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala
Collard

Portugal

Epineux argenté de Plainpalais

Crop: Cynara cardunculus L. subsp. cardunculus
Cardoon

Switzerland

Klint karin

Crop: Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica
Swede

Sweden

Kremmydi Thespion

Crop: Allium cepa L.
Onion

Greece

Lollandske rosiner

Crop: Pisum sativum L. subsp. sativum var. arvense
Field pea

Denmark

Milho Branco dos Arcos

Crop: Zea mays L. spp. mays
Maize

Portugal

Nabo de Morcín

Crop: Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa
Turnip

Spain

Nostrano di Storo

Crop: Zea mays L. spp. mays
Maize

Italy

Olotillo blanco

Crop: Zea mays L. spp. mays
Maize

Mexico

Parli

Crop: Solanum tuberosum L.
Potato

Switzerland

Steinfelder Tellerlinse

Crop: Lens culinaris Medik.
Lentil

Austria

Tomataki Santorinis

Crop: Solanum lycopersicum L.
Tomato

Greece

Vintjärn

Crop: Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica
Swede

Sweden

Winterkefe Frieda Welten

Crop: Pisum sativum L.
Pea

Switzerland

‘Roveja’ di Civita di Cascia

Crop: Pisum sativum L. subsp. sativum var. arvense
Field pea

Italy