Plant genetic resources and food security : stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture /: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Christine Frison, Francisco López and José T. Esquinas-Alcazar.
• Other Names: Frison, Christine; López, Francisco; Esquinas-Alcazar, J. T (José T.); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.; Bioversity International.
• Contents: Foreword / Shakeel Bhatti and Olivier De Schutter -- Introduction : A treaty to fight hunger : past negotiations, present situation and future challenges / José T. Esquinas-Alcázar, Christine Frison and Francisco López -- Overview of regional approaches : the negotiating process of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Appendix: Chairman's elements) / Fernando Gerbasi -- The African regional group : creating fair play between North and South / Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, Elizabeth Matos and Godfrey Mwila -- The Asian regional group / Eng Siang Lim -- The European regional group : Europe's role and positions during the negotiations and early implementation of the international treaty / Bert Visser and Jan Borring -- The Latin American and Caribbean regional group : a long and successful process for the protection, conservation and enhancing of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture / Modesto Fernández Díaz-Silveira -- The Near East regional group : centring the diversity for unlocking the genetic potential / Javad Mozafari Hashjin -- The North American group : globalization that works / Brad Fraleigh and Bryan L. Harvey -- The South West Pacific regional group : a view from the Pacific Island countries and territories / Mary Taylor -- 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' / Patrick Mooney -- International research centres : the consultative group on international agricultural research and the international treaty / Gerald Moore and Emile Frison -- The seed industry : plant breeding and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / Anke van den Hurk -- Farmers' communities : a reflection on the treaty from small farmers' perspectives / Wilhelmina R. Pelegrina and Renato Salazar -- Gene bank curators : towards implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture by the Indian National Gene Bank / Shyam Kumar Sharma and Pratibha Brahmi -- Plant breeders : the point of view of a plant breeder on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / José I. Cubero -- The Global Crop Diversity Trust : an essential element of the treaty's funding strategy / Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler -- Consumers : biodiversity is a common good / Cinzia Scaffidi -- Our heritage is our future : humankind's responsibility for food security / Cosima Hufler and Renè Lefeber -- An innovative and transparent option for royalty payment under the treaty : implementing Article 6.1 Crop-related modality of the standard material transfer agreement / Carlos M. Correa -- General conclusions : summary of stakeholders' views and suggestions to cope with the challenges in the implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / Christine Frison, Francisco López and José T. Esquinas-Alcázar -- Annex 1 : History, milestones and calendar of meetings of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture -- Annex 2 : Adoption and ratification process of the treaty and table of contracting parties by FAO regional groups -- Annex 3 : Overview of the main provisions of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture -- Annex 4 : Country case-study : Brazil's actions and reactions to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / Lidio Coradin and Maria José Amstalden Sampaio -- Annex 5 : Some stories on the inception of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / José Ramón López Pontillo and Francisco Martínez Gómez.
• Publisher Details: London New York, NY : Earthscan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxii, 321 pages), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 338.1/9; Germplasm resources, Plant; Crops -- Germplasm resources; Food crops -- Germplasm resources; Plant genetic engineering; Food security; Food -- Biotechnology; Genetically modified foods; Genetically modified foods -- Law and legislation; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture; Crops -- Germplasm resources; Food -- Biotechnology; Food crops -- Germplasm resources; Food security; Genetically modified foods; Genetically modified foods -- Law and legislation; Germplasm resources, Plant; Plant genetic engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849712064; 1849712069; 9781849712057; 1849712050; 9789251064825; 9251064822; 9781136536830; 1136536833
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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