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

Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources in Nepal

Agricultural plant genetic resource (APGR) constitutes an important part of the biological diversity and is the basis for sustainable agriculture and livelihood of two-third of the population in Nepal. The objectives of this paper were to review status of national and international policy and incentive mechanisms and assess their likely impact on conservation and sustainable of use agricultural biodiversity in Nepal.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectSeed system
PublisherProceedings of 2nd National Workshop on CUAPGR
Publication year2017
RegionsAsia
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Devendra-Gauchan/publication/320715868_National_and_International_Policies_and_Incentives_for_Agrobiodiversity_Conservation_and_Use_in_Nepal/links/59f7266b0f7e9b553ebd5aa5/National-and-International-Policies-and-Incentives-for-Agrobiodiversity-Conservation-and-Use-in-Nepal.pdf
KeywordsAgricultural biodiversity; Seed management
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