It is 30 years since IPGRI came into being, as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, under the protective wing of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. For all that time, regardless of the focus of its work, IPGRI has taken it as axiomatic that agricultural b...
A study of the impact of the in-trust agreements demonstrated the importance of a clear legal environment for the genebanks. Requests for repatriation of rice germplasm from the International Rice Research Institute peaked in 1994, during the period of uncertainty. This coincided with a period of...
Gotor, E.
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Caracciolo, F.
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Bioversity International
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[An empirical assessment of the effects of the 1994 In Trust Agreements on IRRI germplasm acquisition and distribution]
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An empirical assessment of the effects of the 1994 In Trust Agreements on IRRI germplasm acquisition and distribution
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 report documents a training course on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) held in Tsukuba, Japan, organized for 15 Asian national ITPGRFA focal points. Topics covered include the rationale and meaning of the core provisions of the ITPGRFA inc...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Bioversity International
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[Enhancing capacities to understand and implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of an International Training Workshop, Tsukuba International Convention Center, Japan, 23–25 October 2013]
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Enhancing capacities to understand and implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of an International Training Workshop, Tsukuba International Convention Center, Japan, 23–25 October 2013
This study examines a number of issues related to Malaysia’s implementation of the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing created by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The paper suggests a three-stage approach to addressing these issues. First...
Nijar, Gurdial Singh
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Bioversity International
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Malaysian Agricultural Research Development Institute
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[Malaysia's implementation of the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing]
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Malaysia's implementation of the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing
This report provides highlights from a workshop entitled “Embedding mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the context of broader national policy goals. A workshop for national teams of policy actors”. The workshop brought together eleven national teams ...
ABS Capacity Development Initiative
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Bioversity International
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[Imbrication de la mise en oeuvre concertée et solidaire du Traité sur les ressources phytogénétiques et du Protocole de Nagoya dans le conexte d’objetifs de politiques nationales plus larges: un atelier destine à des équipes nationales d’acteurs de politiques]
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Imbrication de la mise en oeuvre concertée et solidaire du Traité sur les ressources phytogénétiques et du Protocole de Nagoya dans le conexte d’objetifs de politiques nationales plus larges: un atelier destine à des équipes nationales d’acteurs de politiques
The Thirteenth Meeting of the ECPGR Steering Committee took place 4-7 December 2012 in Vienna, Austria, hosted by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. This meeting had the ambitious objective of making important decisions for the transition of ECPGR fro...
Bioversity International
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European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
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[Report of the Steering Committee: Thirteenth meeting, 4-7 December 2012, Vienna, Austria]
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Report of the Steering Committee: Thirteenth meeting, 4-7 December 2012, Vienna, Austria
This report provides highlights from a workshop entitled “Embedding mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the context of broader national policy goals. A workshop for national teams of policy actors”. The workshop brought together eleven national teams ...
ABS Capacity Development Initiative
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Bioversity International
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[Embedding mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the context of broader national policy goals: A Workshop for National Teams of Policy Actors, 16th – 20th November 2015]
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Embedding mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the context of broader national policy goals: A Workshop for National Teams of Policy Actors, 16th – 20th November 2015
This report summarizes the policy, research and capacity development activities that research teams from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda and Uganda and partner organizations will jointly carry out for the project “Strengthening national capacities to impl...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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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 first project planning workshop, 6-10 February 2012, Rome, Italy]
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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Report of the first project planning workshop, 6-10 February 2012, Rome, Italy