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Agrobiodiversity: The key to food security and adaptation to
climate change
Discussion paper
Johannes Kotschi and Annette von Lossau, GIZ, Eschborn 2011.
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Discusses the reasons for conserving agricultural biodiversity, and international agreements
that aim to do
so.
Contents
Summary
1 Agrobiodiversity and its loss
2 Why conserve agricultural biodiversity?
- 2.1 Food security
- 2.2 Adapting to climate change
3 Problem areas
- 3.1 Biotechnology and its impacts
- 3.2 Intellectual property rights and rights of farmers
4 International initiatives
- 4.1 Convention on Biological Diversity
- 4.2 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
- 4.3 International Seed Treaty
5 Action required
- 5.1 International policy dialogue
- 5.2 Support for partner countries
Annexe
- GIZ’s agrobiodiversity portfolio
Published 2011 by the Sector Programme on Sustainable Management of
Resources in Agriculture, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Role of Paul Mundy: Translator from German to English |