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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.

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)

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