Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Research on Crop Biodiversity in Permaculture presented at the 9th Biodiversity Forum in UPLB

Poster presentation by Jabez. Photo by Jhong Tolentino

Institute of Biological Sciences
University of the Philippines Los Banos
December 11, 2019

Results of Phase 3 of the "Designing Food Security" permaculture research project entitled "Edible Landscape: Polyculture and Crop Biodiversity in Permaculture Designs in the Philippines" was presented last Friday, December 6 at the 9th Biodiversity Forum in IBS, UPLB. The study identified 71 crop species present in at least two permaculture sites. In addition to crop biodiversity, permaculture sites also have a diversity of functions and services to offer. The research team found an average of 6 different uses per site with the "vegetable garden" being the standard design feature in all sites. 

View the full poster here. Read related article here. 

Oral and poster presentors. Photo by Jhong Tolentino.

Jabez with Forum organizer, Prof. Marj Delos Angeles. Photo by Jhong Tolentino.


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