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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The International Workshop on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, held in January 2018, addressed one of the key challenges policy-makers face in the development and implementation of access and benefit-sharing measures: the obligation to consider, in the development and implementation of access and benefit-sharing measures, the importance of genetic resources for food and agriculture and their special role for food security.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectTraining, Capacity Development
PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication year2018
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttp://www.fao.org/3/CA0099EN/ca0099en.pdf
KeywordsAccess and benefit-sharing; Seed management; Farmers’ Rights; Agricultural biodiversity