The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers' rights

The core objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The ITPGRFA links these goals explicitly to farmers' rights. Although far...

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Published inDevelopment in practice Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 561 - 574
Main Authors Vernooy, Ronnie, Mulesa, Teshome Hunduma, Gupta, Arnab, Jony, Jahangir Alam, Koffi, Kouablan Edmond, Mbozi, Hilton, Singh, P.B., Shrestha, Pitambar, Tjikana, Thabo T., Wakkumbure, C.L.K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Banking
Biodiversity
Case studies
Conservation
Environment (built and natural) - Agriculture, Food security
Farmers
Food
Governance and public policy
Rights
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Summary:The core objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The ITPGRFA links these goals explicitly to farmers' rights. Although farmers' rights have been debated intensely at international level, their effective implementation at national level remains a major challenge. Community seed banks are good examples of effective implementation of those rights, but have received little attention in scientific literature and policy circles. Case studies in this article from Bangladesh, Côte d'Ivoire, India and Zimbabwe illustrate how this knowledge gap can be filled.
ISSN:0961-4524
1364-9213
DOI:10.1080/09614524.2020.1727415