Governing Agrobiodiversity: Plant Genetics and Developing Countries (Global Environmental Governance)

Andersen, Regine

ISBN 10: 0754647412 / ISBN 13: 9780754647416

Published by Routledge, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Governing Agrobiodiversity: Plant Genetics and Developing Countries (Global Environmental Governance)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754647412
• ISBN 13: 9780754647416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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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.

About the Author

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