Plant genetic resources and food security : stakeholder perspectives on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture /
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| Imprint: | Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : Bioversity International ; Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Earthscan, 2011. |
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| Description: | xxxii, 321 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Issues in agricultural biodiversity Issues in agricultural biodiversity. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8692652 |
Table of Contents:
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- 1. Introduction: A Treaty to Fight Hunger: Past Negotiations, Present Situation, and Future Challenges
- Part I. Perspectives on the Treaty by Regions in the World
- 2. Overview of Regional Approaches: The Negotiating Process of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- 3. The African Regional Group: Creating Fair Play Between North and South
- 4. The Asian Regional Group
- 5. The European Regional Group: Europe's Role and Positions During the Negotiations and Early Implementation of the International Treaty
- 6. The Latin American and Caribbean Regional Group: A Long and Successful Process for the Protection, Conservation and Enhancing of PGRFA
- 7. The Near East Regional Group: Centring the Diversity for Unlocking the Genetic Potential
- 8. The North American Regional Group: Globalization that Works
- 9. The South West Pacific Regional Group: Pacific Island Countries and Territories
- Part II. Perspectives on the Treaty by Stakeholders in the World Food Chain
- 10. International Non-Governmental Organizations: The Hundred Year (or so) Seed War: Seeds, Sovereignty and Civil Society. A Historical Perspective on the Evolution of 'The Law of the Seed'
- 11. International Research Centres: The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and the International Treaty
- 12. The Seed Industry: Plant Breeding and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- 13. Farmers' Communities: A Reflection on the Treaty from Small Farmers' Perspectives
- 14. Genebank Curators: Towards Implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture by the Indian National Genebank
- 15. Plant Breeders: The Point of View of a Plant Breeder on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- 16. The Global Crop Diversity Trust: An Essential Element of the Treaty's Funding Strategy Geoffrey Hawtin, CIAT
- 17. Consumers: Biodiversity is a Common Good
- Part III. Experts' Views on Future Challenges in Implementing the Treaty: Trust and Benefit-sharing as the key
- 18. Our Heritage is Our Future: Humankind's Responsibility for Food Security
- 19. An Innovative and Transparent Option for Royalty Payment Under the ITPGRFA: Implementing the Article 6.11 Crop-related Modality of the SMTA
- 20. Conclusions by the Editors: Summary and Analysis of Issues Raised by Authors and Further Development of Possible Ways Forward
- Index
