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100	1		_aCooper, D. _930741
245	1	2	_aA multilateral system for plant genetic resources: _bImperatives, achievements and challenges
260			_aRome (Italy) : _bIPGRI, _c1994
300			_a41 pages
340			_aPrinted
490			_aIPGRI Issues in Plant Genetic Resources ; _vNo. 2
520			_aBetter use of plant genetic resources is critical to meeting the challenges of increasing food production and of alleviating poverty. All countries depend on plant genetic resources originating beyond their borders, which means that international cooperation is essential to secure continued access to these resources. International agreements are also necessary to guarantee their conservation. Both aims can be achieved only if there is an effective mechanism for sharing benefits with the countries that maintain these resources. This paper concludes that a multilateral system, within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity, is required to guarantee these objectives. Because of the importance of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and their millennia- old history of evolution and exchange between and within farming cultures, they deserve special attention in the international debate on biodiversity. For agriculture, a multilateral approach is preferable, but can co-exist with bilateral arrangements for other uses. The paper argues that in addition to national conservation efforts, there is a continuing need for international collections, maintained on behalf of the world community, such as those housed in the CGIAR centres. Furthermore, there is a need for a set of international agreements and cooperation mechanisms under a common legal framework, as well as an intergovernmental policy forum and an international fund. This would guarantee conservation of, and access to, plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and ensure the sharing of benefits. Broadening of plant breeding strategies is also required to allow the strengthening of linkages between conservation and development, and to ensure that benefits reach the farmers who continue to maintain and develop genetic resources.
546			_aText in English
595			_aRPC
650	1	7	_aDevelopment policies _2AGROVOC _910576
650	1	7	_aGermplasm conservation _2AGROVOC _93805
650	1	7	_aInternational cooperation _2AGROVOC _94895
650	1	7	_aLegislation _2AGROVOC _911969
650	1	7	_aResearch projects _91237 _2AGROVOC
650	1	7	_aGenetic resources _2AGROVOC _91127
650	1	7	_91235 _aResearch institutions _2AGROVOC
700	1		_aEngels, J. _927879
700	1		_aFrison, E. _927882
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