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1436) Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources
Draft decision regarding relevant discussions on digital sequence information on genetic resources presented at the COP-16 meeting in Cali, Colombia.
Subject: Training, Capacity Development
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2024
1437) Seeds and Farmers’ Rights: how international regulations affect farmer seeds
This dossier aims to shed some light on the questions of how international regulations affect farmer seeds, on what the threats to farmers’ rights over their seeds are and what are the foundation of food sovereignty? The analysis focuses principally on the situation in the European Union, but most...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Africa; Europe
Publication year: 2011
1438) Support for the Informal Seed Sector in Development Cooperation - Conceptual Issues -
This paper aims to identify the conceptual and strategic background for support to the informal seed sector within the framework of sustainable seed supply systems and development co-operation. It concentrates on the informal seed sector and its complementarity and interface with the formal sector, since...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2000
1439) The Relationship Between National Plant Genetic Resources Programmes and Practitioners Promoting On-Farm Management: Results from a Global Survey
A global survey was conducted among a wide range of stakeholders to gain insight into the state of on-farm management (OFM) as a strategy for enhancing the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA). The results show that OFM is not considered a priority...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2013
1440) Understanding Perceptions of Potato Seed Quality among Small-scale Farmers in Peruvian Highlands
The increased opportunities of smallholder farmers for commercial production of native potato varieties have resulted in an interest to support production and use of quality seed tubers of these varieties by the formal sector. In this context, a study was carried out to explore farmer perception of seed...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2006