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71) Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing: Theory to Practice under the Nagoya Protocol
This publication provides concrete examples of how genetic resources can be used to improve the livelihoods of local communities by increasing incomes, promoting food security, and contributing to biodiversity conservation in 24 countries around the world. The publication also describes policy and legislative...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
72) Voluntary Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Farmers’ Varieties/Landraces
The cultivation of diverse farmers’ varieties/landraces, which tend to be well-adapted and suited to local production systems, confers increased resilience for crop production. Farmers’ varieties/landraces are also potential sources of traits for crop improvement, especially for developing varieties...
Category: Voluntary guidelines
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2019
73) Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results: Crops and varieties – Policy Guidance Note No.15
This policy guidance note is part of a series developed to support governments and their development partners in creating a policy and institutional environment to achieve sustainable food security and nutrition and meet SDG2. This note focuses on crops and varieties, the foundation of agriculture and...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
74) How policies influence smallholder farmers’ access to and use of genetic resources in three East African countries
This report addresses key policy issues around the access and use of genetic resources and their up-scaling for direct use and commercialization. It analyzes the current policy environment in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and identifies key policy-related gaps and challenges related to the utilization of...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2023
75) Quality declared seed system (QDS)
The Quality Declared Seed System (QDS), presented by FAO in 1993 and revised in 2006, has been widely used and consulted. These guidelines/protocols are aimed at assisting small-scale farmers, specialists in seed production, field agronomists and agricultural extension services in the production of quality...
Category: Voluntary guidelines
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2006