Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Construction of a database for farmer varieties/landraces in Japan

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, in collaboration with the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), has started to create a database for farmer’s varieties/landraces in Japan since 2018. The database will store information on agricultural and consumption-related traits, origin, traditional usage and current conditions of farmers’ varieties/ landraces, with the aim to utilize the information for conservation, utilization and breeding purposes.
Most relevant categories
  1. Catalogues, registries and other forms of documentation of PGRFA and protection of traditional knowledge
Also relevant categories
  1. In-situ/on farm conservation and management of PGRFA, such as social and cultural measures, community biodiversity management and conservation sites
Institution/organizationGovernment organization
Provision of Art. 9 addressedArt. 9.2a; Art. 9.2b
TypesTechnical
CountriesJapan
RegionsAsia
KeywordsBiodiversity registries; In situ conservation; Local varieties; Traditional knowledge
Resource linkhttps://www.fao.org/3/ca8119en/ca8119en.pdf
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