Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Creating incentive structures from the ground in the Philippines

This example from the Philippines demonstrates how agro-biodiversity can be maintained and increased through benefit-sharing mechanisms as participatory plant breeding, distribution of traditional varieties and related information, and conservation activities.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectCrop diversity
PublisherFarmers' Rights
Publication year2005
RegionsAsia
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttp://www.farmersrights.org/bestpractices/success_benefit-sharing_1.html
KeywordsAccess and benefit-sharing; Plant breeding; Agricultural biodiversity; Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
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