This is a collection of 14 papers addressing a range of issues that are important to consider as India develops its strategy for implementing the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), and its multilateral system of access and benefit sharing in partic...
Halewood, Michael
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Brahmi, P.
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Mathur, P.N.
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Bansal, Kailash C.
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[A road map for implementing the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing in India]
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A road map for implementing the multilateral system of access and benefit-sharing in India
This brief highlights efforts in East Africa and in Asia, Pacific and Oceania (APO), supported by two internationally funded projects, to develop user-friendly tools and methods to identify germplasm of populations/varieties/species that are adapted to the changing climates of areas where farmers...
Halewood, Michael
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Mathur, P.N.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Otieno, G.
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[Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support]
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Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support
Plant genetic resource (PGR) scientists now recognize the importance of shifting from a singular focus on conservation to a focus on both conservation and utilization of germplasm in order to meet future challenges. This paper analyzes the patterns of distribution of pearl millet, six small mille...
Bonham CA
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Dulloo, Ehsan
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Mathur, P.N.
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Brahmi, P.
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Tyagi, V.
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Tyagi, R.K.
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Upadhyaya, Hari D.
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[Plant genetic resources and germplasm use in India]
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Plant genetic resources and germplasm use in India
Four project sites, namely: Karnal, Haryana; Ludhiana, Punjab; Pusa, Bihar; and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, were identified and agreed upon. At each project site ten farmers were selected to carry out field experiments and to participate in project activities as per the agreed workplan. Ten wheat va...
Mathur, P.N.
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[Initial establishment of a farmer-based expriment network in the Indo-Gangetic Plans (IGP) Region: Pilot project for on-farm participatory climate change adaptation and visualization]
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Initial establishment of a farmer-based expriment network in the Indo-Gangetic Plans (IGP) Region: Pilot project for on-farm participatory climate change adaptation and visualization
Global warming and climate change is now perceived to be the greatest threat to agriculture production and food security in the 21st century. Nobel Prize winner, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) by means of the four assessment reports that have been released to date (IPCC 1990...
Mathur, P.N.
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Jarvis, Andy
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[The impacts of climate change on tropical and subtropical horticultural production]
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The impacts of climate change on tropical and subtropical horticultural production