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Alternate Call Number
G 26 LIG.F
Summary
This volume advances the claim that the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) adopted in 2001 is the only existing international agreement with the potential to promote food security, conservation of biodiversity and equity.
Note
Part I: Crop improvement and the challenge of food security, conservation and equity. 1. Introduction. 2. Crop improvement : the science, the business, and the law. 3. Conciliating food security and conservation. 4. Equity. Part II: The FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources : how will the multilateral system work?. Case studies : organisation and legal framework of seed markets in China and Ethiopia. The global community needs the FAO treaty.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-303) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Crop improvement: the science, the business and the law; 3. Conciliating food security and conservation; 4. Equity; 5. The FAO international treaty on plant genetic resouces: how will the multilateral system work?; 6. Case studies: organization and legal framework of seed markets in China and Ethiopia; 7. The global community needs the FAO treaty.