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76) 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
77) 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
78) 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
79) 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
80) International agreements and the plant genetics research community: A guide to practice
Plant genetic resources (PGR), including collections held in national and international gene banks, provide access to a wide array of genetic diversity and are critical to genomics research, conservation efforts, and applied breeding. Yet, there is a general lack of awareness in the research community...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023