Governing Agrobiodiversity: Plant Genetics and Developing Countries - Couverture rigide

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Andersen, Regine

 
9780754647416: Governing Agrobiodiversity: Plant Genetics and Developing Countries
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0754647412 ISBN 13 : 9780754647416
Editeur : Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

Plant genetic diversity is crucial to the breeding of food crops and is therefore a central precondition for food security. Diverse genetic resources provide the genetic traits required to deal with crop pests and diseases, as well as changing climate conditions. Plant genetic diversity is also essential for traditional small-scale farming, and is therefore an indispensable factor in the fight against poverty. However, the diversity of domesticated plant varieties is disappearing at an alarming rate while interest in the commercial use of genetic resources has increased in line with bio-technologies, followed by demands for intellectual property rights. This important book contributes to our understanding of how international regimes affect the management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in developing countries. It identifies entry points to shape a better governance of agrobiodiversity and provides the first comprehensive analysis of how the international agreements pertaining to crop genetic resources affect the management of these vital resources for food security and poverty eradication in developing countries.

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À propos de l?auteur

Regine Andersen is a Senior Research Fellow of The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0754647412
ISBN 13 
9780754647416
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
442
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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