Access and benefit sharing of genetic resources. Making it work for family farmers

Access and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources is a crucial but very complex, political and legalistic matter. Does the formal system work for family farmers? It poses many challenges. At the same time, farmers around the world are leading successful initiatives for access and benefit sharing. This issue of Farming Matters presents cases that demonstrate the limited extent to which family farmers have been able to benefit from the ‘formal’ ABS process. It also uncovers some of the effective principles and mechanisms for access and benefit sharing that are part and parcel of farmers’ everyday practices, such as community seed banks, and successful collaborations between researchers and farmers. Some of these arrangements have links with the formal system.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pistorius, R., Bruil, J., Vernooy, Ronnie
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Centre for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture (ILEIA) 2016
Subjects:	farmers, plant genetic resources, international agreements, policies, participatory approaches, legal rights, gene banks, community involvement,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73348 http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/magazines/global/access-and-benefit-sharing-of-genetic-resources
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