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671) Access and benefit sharing in participatory plant breeding in Southwest China
This contribution discusses access and benefit sharing within the context of participatory plant breeding. It presents how Chinese farmers and breeders interact in relation to crop improvement and on-farm maintenance of plant genetic resources. Based on more than a decade of action research, a number...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2016
672) Peasant Seeds in France: Fostering A More Resilient Agriculture
This paper investigates the positive and negative aspects associated with the development of alternative seed procurement networks in France. The findings indicate that peasant seed networks can effectively contribute to overcoming many of the structural blockages with which French agriculture is confronted,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2019
673) Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) for Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) in Rice
Final technical report – This report discusses the findings on the application of marker-evaluated selection (MES) and marker-assisted selection (MAS) in a partnership programme involving participatory plant breeding (PPB) in Nepal and India. The project resulted in the development of novel varieties...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2006
674) New Global Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources Gets Underway
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are critical for achieving and maintaining global food security and nutrition. In order to monitor progress in the conservation and use of these essential resources, countries around the world have agreed to undertake periodic assessments of the...
Subject: Crop diversity
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
675) Characterization of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in Europe
The recognition and safeguarding of agricultural heritage in Europe are new concepts that are gaining attention due to the contribution they make to sustainability. Of the 57 Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) that exist in the world today, only six have been designated in Europe....
Subject: Traditional Knowledge
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020