ABSTRACT
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. However, for germplasm-rich countries, national interests come into conflict with the global interest. This work shows that the pursuit of national interests is counterproductive when it comes to maintaining genetic resources, food-security and rent-seeking and that optimally, the coverage of the FAO Treaty should be widened to apply to all crops.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |141 pages
Crop Improvement and the Challenge of Food Security, Conservation and Equity
chapter |13 pages
Introduction
chapter |43 pages
Crop Improvement: The Science, the Business and the Law
chapter |41 pages
Conciliating Food Security and Conservation
chapter |39 pages
Equity
part |123 pages
The FAO International Treaty – A Necessary One?