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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… exist outside these regions; • Many economically important farming systems are based on crop species in- troduced from … will, as ap- propriate, “promote access, by farmers and farming communities, to genetic resources for food and … with neighbouring farmers and from outside the immediate farming area or region. Scientific plant breeding uses a …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… to say that plant genetic diversity is more important for farming than any other environmental factor, because it … difficult for farmers, who are still engaged in diversity farming.2 Farmers' Rights are important, in order to ensure … poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, particularly those in …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… for this purpose are made available; to assist farmers and farming communities in the protection and conservation of … with IPRs for plant breeders because many farmers and farming communities do not claim exclusive rights in the … from demanding payment from farmers who engage in certain farming practices, such as saving seeds and planting seeds …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… Botswana, the majority of rural people practice livestock farming and subsistence agriculture. Often, land that is … Decreto No. 31 514, 2003, issued pursuant to the Organic Law on the Environment (No. 7554 of 4 Oct. 1995) §§ … Basel Convention), the Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants (the POPs Convention), and many others. A …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… San Juan Protocol as a ‘multi-option system’ that combines farming, fishing, mining, forestry, animal husbandry, hunting … and indirect benefits from artisanal mining, small scale farming, fishing and the use of non-timber products for …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… appropriation of the knowledge and genetic resources of farming and indigenous communities by individuals or … system has more recently been adapted to the concepts of “organic” or “eco” foods. More recently, registry systems are …