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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… for Food and Agriculture held by the International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and other International Institutions … Part of this tradition of crop improvement has been the practice of exchanging seeds among farmers in order to …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… and future challenges related to the manage- ment of agricultural biodiversity. It is a major contribution for the … Treaty highlights the essential role of the custodians of agricultural biodiver- sity, in both selection and … Treaty, international benefit-sharing is now working in practice, on the ground, for those actors who conserve and …
ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture
… genetic resources to food security, the special nature of agricultural biodiversity, its distinctive features and … GRFA 5. The special nature of GRFA, which are included in agricultural biodiversity, their distinctive features and … improvement of the operation of the ABS system through practice, self-perfection and innovation. Parties to the …
Guide explicatif du Traité International sur les Ressources Phytogénétiques pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture
… and their origins, in Strenghtening partnerships in agricultural research for development in the context of … et Gaiji, S. (2001) „Unequal Exchange? Recent Transfers of Agricultural Resources and their Implications for Developing … bilateral agreements, in Strenghtening partnerships in agricultural research for development in the context of …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… ................................. 11 2.1.2 The issue of agricultural biodiversity within the context of the CBD … 35 Contents iv 3.1.1 The Common Agricultural Policy of the EU and the related legislative … minimally market-distorting ('green box' exemptions). In practice, developing countries do not exercise …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… to implement the Nagoya Protocol and operationalize ABS in practice. We are very grateful to the German Federal Ministry … from genetic resources (enzymes, micro-organisms) � Agricultural seeds US$ 30 billion All derived from genetic … beliefs, rituals, community laws, local language, and agricultural practices. Such a broad understanding can …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… pelagic zone (the water column above). It is good standard practice amongst marine scientists to geo-reference the exact … in developing countries, particularly in the health and agricultural science sectors, and these skills could be … I and held in the ex-situ collections of the International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… added) 1.3.5.4. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research ("CGIAR") CGIAR is an informal … founded in 1971 that supports an international network of agricultural research centres, each with its own governing … between the rights of traditional farmers (whose practice of saving seeds provided the raw genetic materials …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… of Genomics CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CITES Convention on International Trade … of those industries that utilize genetic resources. In practice, however, the implementation of these provisions has … while some of the features may be shared equally by the agricultural (green) biotechnology sector. None of these is …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… gain access to valuable resources such as land, credit and agricultural inputs, technology, extension, train- ing and … uniformity Although women’s knowledge and contribution to agricultural production is substantial, it is, in general, … exists an almost universal consensus, in word if not in practice, that access to and use of TK is dependent upon PIC …