Agricultural Biodiversity for Food Sovereignty and Food Security
Agricultural Biodiversity for Food Sovereignty and Food Security
http://www.ukabc.org/UK Agricultural Biodiversity Coalition (UKabc) website. Comprehensive coverage of many issues concerning agricultural biodiversity's sustainable and equitable use, conservation, development, intellectual property, genetic engineering and governance. CSO resource on the International Seed Treaty (IT PGRFA).Biodiversity > AgriculturalAgricultural biodiversity resource website: CSO resources, International Seed Treatysustainable and equitable use for food and livelihood security and food sovereignty. Linking UK public interest organisations concerned with its sustainable use, conservation, intellectual property, biotechnology, genetic engineering
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activity of the UK Food Group: Bringing together Public Interest UK
organisations concerned with Sustainable Use, Conservation, Benefit Sharing,
Trade, Patents, Intellectual Property, Biopiracy, Biotechnology, Genetic
Engineering, Biosafety and other issuesagricultural biodiversityfood sovereigntysustainable useagroecologysustainable agricultureinternational seed treatyTRIPSFarmers' Rights
Bioversity International, formerly IPGRI, the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, is the CGIAR international agricultural research centre mandated to work on the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity. Website covers all practical and policy aspects - many downloadable publications.
An IIED programme identifying how decentralised governance, farmer participation and capacity building promote the adaptive management of agricultural biodiversity in the context of local food systems and livelihoods. Case studies in India, Indonesia, Iran, Peru. Packed with relevant publications and multimedia presentations.
Site provides full details of IDRC supported research projects, networks, and other activities on agricultural and aquatic biodiversity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean, through a multidisciplinary approach which integrates key issues in agriculture, conservation, indigenous knowledge and local resource management.
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