Plant genetic resources: needs, rights, and opportunities

Technological advances allow us to tap into genetic resources to address food and nutritional security in the face of population growth, urbanization, climate change, and environmental degradation. It is vital, particularly for developing countries, to ensure that the policy framework regulating access and use of genetic resources keeps pace with technological developments.

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Main Authors: Roa, Carolina, Hamilton, Ruaraidh S., Wenzl, Peter, Powell, Wayne
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08
Subjects:genetic resources, genomics, information, policies, international agreements, recursos genéticos, genómica, información, políticas, acuerdos internacionales,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76283
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2016.06.002
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Summary:Technological advances allow us to tap into genetic resources to address food and nutritional security in the face of population growth, urbanization, climate change, and environmental degradation. It is vital, particularly for developing countries, to ensure that the policy framework regulating access and use of genetic resources keeps pace with technological developments.