This paper reviews and discusses how studies on (i) on-farm diversity assessment, (ii) access to diversity and information, (iii) extent of use of available materials and information, and (iv) benefits obtained by the farmer or farming community from their use of local crop diversity, are necessa...
Jarvis, Devra I.
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Hodgkin, T.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Fadda, Carlo
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López Noriega, I.
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[An heuristic framework for identifying multiple ways of supporting the conservation and use of traditional crop varieties within the agricultural production system]
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An heuristic framework for identifying multiple ways of supporting the conservation and use of traditional crop varieties within the agricultural production system
Estimates suggest that globally 80% of the seeds on which smallholder farmers in developing countries depend are produced by the farmers themselves or obtained through informal channels. This high level of farmer seed autonomy masks the fact that almost everywhere local seed systems and the diver...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, I.
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Galluzzi, Gea
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[New strategies and partnerships for the sustainable use of plant genetic resources]
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New strategies and partnerships for the sustainable use of plant genetic resources
There is growing recognition that successful adaptation of agricultural production systems to
changes in climate will depend upon the improved access to, and use of, genetic diversity. In
order to facilitate this adaptation, new forms of interdisciplinary research, new technologies,
novel part...
López Noriega, I.
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Galluzzi, Gea
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Halewood, Michael
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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Bertacchini, E.
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Gauchan D
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Welch, E.
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[Flows under stress: Availability of plant genetic resources in times of climate and policy change]
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Flows under stress: Availability of plant genetic resources in times of climate and policy change
This study presents and overview of the projects that have been funded by or proposed to the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF) under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPRFA). In particular, the study focusses on the technology transfer, capacity building and ...
Galluzzi, G.
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López Noriega, I.
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Halewood, Michael
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Bioversity International
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[Non-monetary benefit sharing mechanisms within the projects funded by the Benefit Sharing Fund: Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing. Geneva (Switzerland) 9-11 Dec 2014]
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Non-monetary benefit sharing mechanisms within the projects funded by the Benefit Sharing Fund: Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing. Geneva (Switzerland) 9-11 Dec 2014
The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, also known as “GRPI 2”, brings together partners from eight countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Bhutan and Nepal ; ...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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López Noriega, I.
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Wedajoo, A.
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Bioversity International
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[Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013]
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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) was adopted in 2001, after eight years of negotiation, and came into force in 2004. Its objectives are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the fair an...
López Noriega, I.
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Halewood, Michael
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Lapeña, I.
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Bioversity International
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[The multilateral system of access and benefit sharing: Case studies on implementation in Kenya, Morocco, Philippines and Peru]
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The multilateral system of access and benefit sharing: Case studies on implementation in Kenya, Morocco, Philippines and Peru
Between 2012 and 2015, 150 researchers, research managers, gene bank managers, extension agents, university professors and staff of non-government organizations from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe acquired new knowledge and s...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Otieno, G.
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Bessette, G.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Galluzzi, G.
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Gevel, J.M.J. van de
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, I.
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Mathur, P.N.
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Mittra, S.
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Rudebjer, P.G.
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Steinke, J.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Etten, Jacob van
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Zonneveld, Maarten van
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[A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm]
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A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm
In the last 20 years, Bioversity International has coordinated or has been involved in a number of initiatives, projects and activities that contribute to the implementation of Article 6 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). In this note, we su...
López Noriega, I.
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Bedmar Villanueva, A.
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[Bioversity International’s contributions to the implementation of article 6 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]
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Bioversity International’s contributions to the implementation of article 6 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This article analyses 25 years of data about international movements of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), facilitated by the gene banks hosted by seven centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. It identifies trends in the movements of PGRFA ...
Galluzzi, Gea
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, I.
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Vernooy, Ronnie
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[Twenty-five years of international exchanges of plant genetic resources facilitated by the CGIAR genebanks: a case study on global interdependence]
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Twenty-five years of international exchanges of plant genetic resources facilitated by the CGIAR genebanks: a case study on global interdependence