This article describes how CGIAR centers and partners are using genomic sequence information to promote the conservation and sustainable use of crop genetic diversity, and to generate and share benefits derived from those uses. The article highlights combined institutional, and benefit-sharing-re...
Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Ellis, Dave
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Roa, Carolina
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Rouard, Mathieu
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Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville
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[Using Genomic Sequence Information to Increase Conservation and Sustainable Use of Crop Diversity and Benefit-Sharing]
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Using Genomic Sequence Information to Increase Conservation and Sustainable Use of Crop Diversity and Benefit-Sharing
Beed, Fen D.
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Benedetti, A.
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Cardinali, G.
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Chakraborty, S.
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Dubois, T.
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Garrett, K.
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Halewood, Michael
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[Micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change]
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Micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change
In 2014 the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing took effect and is being implemented by countries. This is important for fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from genetic resources. However, scientists are concerned about its effect on non-commercial research, which has scient...
Zonneveld, M. van
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Loo, J.
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Maselli, S.
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Madrid, J.J.
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Halewood, Michael
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Echeverría, J.L.
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[How does implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing affect biodiversity research?]
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How does implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing affect biodiversity research?
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hue
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Jarvis, D.
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Halewood, Michael
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[Promoting policy support for the enhancement and marketing of farmers' varieties in Vietnam]
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Promoting policy support for the enhancement and marketing of farmers' varieties in Vietnam
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
Halewood, Michael
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[Moving slowly towards the light: a review of efforts to create a global system for PGRFA over the last half-century]
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Moving slowly towards the light: a review of efforts to create a global system for PGRFA over the last half-century
This discussion paper, coordinated by Bioversity international and supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is submitted to the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access an...
Galluzzi, Gea
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, Isabel
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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 international interdependence]
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Twenty five years of international exchanges of plant genetic resources facilitated by the CGIAR genebanks: a case study on international interdependence
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to food production worldwide. Recently, an increasing number of initiatives have embraced the concept of climate smart agriculture to respond to climate change adaptation and mitigation challenges. A central component of this approach is the use of agr...
Halewood, Michael
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[What kind of goods are plant genetic resources for food and agriculture? Towards the identification and development of a new global commons]
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What kind of goods are plant genetic resources for food and agriculture? Towards the identification and development of a new global commons
Over the last 50 years there has been a growing appreciation of the important role that farmers play in the development and conservation of crop genetic diversity, and the contribution of that diversity to agro-ecosystem resilience and food security. This book examines policies that aim to increa...
Halewood, Michael
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[Farmers' crop varieties and farmers' rights: challenges in taxonomy and law]
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Farmers' crop varieties and farmers' rights: challenges in taxonomy and law