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581) Seeds for Needs in Ethiopia
This video describes the involvement of farmers in the evaluation of landrace accessions conserved in gene banks. Material identified as containing climate-resistant traits is introduced to farmers.
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2014
582) Crop Interdependence, Adaptation to Climate Change and the Multilateral Systems of Access and Benefit Sharing: The Case of Nepal
Improving farmers’ access to more plant diversity is expected to be an effective strategy to respond to climate changes. Degrees of current crop interdependency were estimated based on the origin and pedigree analysis of modern varieties of rice, wheat and potato cultivated in Nepal. Geographical information...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2017
583) Women of the Kizibi Community Seedbank
Every year on October 15th, the UN celebrates International Day of Rural Women to honour and recognize the importance of rural women in enhancing agricultural rural development worldwide. This article highlights the role of women in community seedbanks in Uganda.
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2017
584) Access and benefit sharing, farmers’ rights and plant breeders’ rights: reflections on the African Model Law
This article discusses the protection of new plant varieties in Africa and the African Model Law through the lens of its key protagonist, Professor Johnson Ekpere. It urges African countries to consult the African Model Law as a guide when designing plant variety protection systems. It is hoped that...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
585) Follow the Seeds
A short video featuring people that are actively involved in the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Plant Treaty celebrating guardians of crop diversity and the link between crop diversity and food.
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2024