Bhuwon Sthapit is an in situ conservation specialist at Bioversity International based in Pokhara, Nepal.  Hugo A.H. Lamers is an associate scientist at Bioversity International based in New Delhi, India.  V. Ramanatha Rao has worked in plant genetic resources at ICRISAT (Hyderabad, India) and at Bioversity International (Italy, Singapore and Malaysia).  Arwen Bailey is Science Editor at Bioversity International based in Rome, Italy.

"What is needed today is to understand and implement different and innovative approaches – far different from the conventional green revolution type of crop improvement. This book shows the way to make this a reality. It demonstrates how to integrate the innovation of smallholder farmers into large-scale research for development by selecting farmers' best fruit varieties, employing locally developed good practices and restoring degraded lands with diverse fruit species that at the same time sustainably improve the diets of the poor." – From the foreword by Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International

• Part 1: Setting Context 1. On-farm and In Situ Conservation of Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity: Context and Conceptual Framework Bhuwon Sthapit, Hugo A.H. Lamers, V. Ramanatha Rao, Arwen Bailey, Percy Sajise, Paul Quek 2. Key Concepts Bhuwon Sthapit,V. Ramanatha Rao and Hugo A.H. Lamers 3. Community Biodiversity Management as an Approach for Realizing On-farm Management of Agricultural Biodiversity Bhuwon Sthapit, Hugo A.H. Lamers, V. Ramanatha Rao and Arwen Bailey 4. Custodians of Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity: Identifying and Strengthening the Roles and Rights of Custodian Farmers Bhuwon Sthapit, Hugo A.H. Lamers and V. Ramanatha Rao Part 2: Good Practices of Agricultural Biodiversity Management and Sustainable Use 5. Good Practices for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Crop Wild Relatives of Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity Danny Hunter and Suchitra Changtragoon 6. Exotic and Indigenous Fruit Tree Diversity On-farm and the Conservation of Tree Genetic Resources: Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa Katja Kehlenbeck 7. Promoting Community Management of Underutilized Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Genetic Resources in Brazil Josué Francisco da Silva Júnior, Dalva Maria da Mota, Rosa Lia Barbieri and Adriana Alercia 8. Good Practice: Using Intra-specific Crop Diversity to Manage Pests and Pathogens in China Keyu Bai, Huaxian Peng, Jie Wu, Yayun Yang, Enlai Zhang, Luyuan Dai, Chunmin Lu, Yunyue Wang, Jie Yuan, Chunlin Long, Paola De Santis, and Devra Jarvis 9. Kandyan Home Gardens: a Time-tested Good Practice from Sri Lanka for Conserving Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity D.K.N.G. Pushpakumara, H.M.S. Heenkenda, B. Marambe, R.H.G. Ranil, B.V.R. Punyawardena, J. Weerahewa, G.L.L.P. Silva, D. Hunter and J. Rizvi 10. Amazonian Fruits: How Farmers Nurture Nutritional Diversity On Farm and in the Forest Patricia Shanley, Charles R. Clement, José Edmar Urano de Carvalho, Alfredo Kingo Oyama Homma, Antonio Jose Elias Amorim de Menezes Part 3: Case Studies of the Project, "Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity" from South and Southeast Asia Case Studies: Propagation and Nursery Management 11. A Suite of Propagation and Management Techniques for Garcinia in the Central Western Ghats Region of Karnataka, India Vasudeva R., B.M.C. Reddy and Bhuwon Sthapit 12. A Set of Interconnected Practices which Enhances and Conserve Mango Diversity in Malihabad, India Shailendra Rajan, Hugo A.H. Lamers and Barasti Lal 13. Maintenance of Mother Blocks of Citrus Rootstocks by Farmers and Nurseries for Production of Quality Planting Materials Indra Pal Singh 14. Marcotting as Good Practice for Maintaining Diversity of Citrus Swampy Lands of South Kalimantan, Indonesia Achmad Rafieq, Muhammad Sabran, Susi Lesmayati, Winarno and Idha Widi Arsanti 15. Combination of Side Grafting Technique and Informal Germplasm Exchange System in Non-irrigated Mango Orchards in Thailand Pichit Sripinta, Supattanakit Posawang, Chatchanok Noppornphan, Songpol Somsri and Bhuwon Sthapit 16. Propagation and Pruning Techniques of Garcinia atroviridis (Asam Gelugor) in Bukit Gantang, Perak, Malaysia Zahimi Hassan, Norhayati Md Harun, Mohd Nizam Abdullah, Muhammad Shafie Md Sah, Salma Idris, Hugo A.H. Lamers and Bhuwon Sthapit Case Studies: Production and Management 17. The Role of a Traditional Festival, Chhath Puja, in the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Fruits Awtar Singh, Vishal Nath, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Bhuwon Sthapit and B.M.C. Reddy 18. Multivarietal Orchards: An Age-old Conservation Practice in Mango T.M. Gajanana, M.R. Dinesh, Sudha Mysore, Bhuwon Sthapit, Hugo A.H. Lamers, B.M.C. Reddy, V. Ramanatha Rao and V. Dakshinamoorthy 19. Integrated Home Gardens for Maintaining Diversity of Mango and Citrus, and for Family Wellbeing in East Java Kuntoro Boga Andri, Putu Bagus Daroini, Winarno, Prama Yufdy, Nono Sutrisno and Idha Widi Arsanti 20. Management of Garcinia Fusca Pierre for Sustainable Use Tawatchai Nimkingrat, Ratchanee Siriyan, Auttapon Rukkaphan, Margaret C. Yoovatana and Songpol Somsri 21. Production and Management of an Underutilized Fruit: Aroi-Aroi (Garcinia forbesii King) in Home Gardens and Orchards Wong W.W.W., Jamaluddin Lani and Hugo A.H. Lamers Case Studies: Linking Farmers with Markets (Commercialization that Supports Diversity Maintenance and Livelihood of Poor) 22. How can Markets Contribute to the Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity on Farms? From Theory into Practice Hugo A.H. Lamers, Froukje Kruijssen, Bhuwon R. Sthapit and V. Ramanatha Rao 23. Agrotourism in Kampung Kakeng, Serian: Development and Challenges Pearlycia Brooke, Salma Idris, Rateng Girid, Lau Cheng Yuon, Muhammad Shafie Md. Sah, Hugo A.H. Lamers 24. Conserving Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity by Using their Products and Promoting Agrotourism: Lessons from an Empowered Community in Southern Thailand Montree Issarakraisila, Margaret C. Yoovatana and Songpol Somsri 25. Value Addition of a Local Food Using Garcinia Cowa Leaves through Collective Actions and Marketing by Women’s Groups Samroeng Changprasert, Sombat Tongtao, Chatchanok Noppornphan and Songpol Somsri 26. Value Creation for Garcinia Gummi-gutta and Garcinia indica through Energy-efficient Dryers and Product Differentiation in Central Western Ghats region of Karnataka, India Vasudeva R., Narasimha Hegde , B.M C. Reddy and Bhuwon Sthapit Case Studies: Working Modality with Communities and Multi-stakeholders Partners 27. Community Forests Utilization and Informal Regulation for Tropical Fruit Tree Conservation Adhitya Marendra Kiloes, Kuntoro Boga Andri, Achmad Rafieq, Winarno, Idha Widi Arsanti and Zahirotul Hikmah Hassan 28. An Informal Network of Grafting Experts to Help Communities Conserve and Use Wild Pickle Mango (Mangifera indica) Diversity in the central Western Ghats Region of Karnataka, India Vasudeva R., Narasimha Hegde, B.M.C. Reddy and Bhuwon Sthapit 29. Social Capital Building for Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity Management M.P Vasimalai, M. Palanisamy and M. Kirankumar Part 4: A Way Forward 30. Reflections on Good Practice Identification, Documentation, Piloting and Mainstreaming Challenges Bhuwon Sthapit, Hugo A.H. Lamers, and V. Ramanatha Rao