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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… of food security, climate change and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Over one billion people are … to conserve the existing crop diversity, and to allow agricultural researchers, breeders and farmers access to it. … and pesticides as external inputs. As a consequence, the practice of saving seed for subsequent cultivation was …
Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… In contrast to traditional farming systems where agricultural inputs were mainly produced by farmers, the … and pesticides as external inputs. As a consequence, the practice of saving seed for subsequent cultivation was … security under the growing pressures of climate change. Agricultural crop varieties and the particular traits they …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… security, and underscores the need to maintain traditional agricultural practices, so as to ensure continuity in the … must involve the maintenance and promotion of traditional agricultural systems and the continued conservation of plant … details as to how and what Artcicle 9.2b might mean in practice. Article 18 on the Multilateral System on Access and …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production worldwide. This lesson explains the … the world have been the custodians and innovators of agricultural biodiversity. Through careful selection of their … any legal arrangements that might hinder farmers in their practice of saving, reusing, improving and developing seeds, …