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The workshop on “markets as a means of accessing crop genetic services and conserving agricultural biodiversity” was held by the Agricultural and Development Economics Division of FAO (ESA) at FAO headquarters on April 1-2, 2004. The purpose of the workshop was to initiate a collaborative research program on markets, access to crop genetic resources and genetic diversity conservation. The specific objectives of the workshop were to:
1. Identify the potential for coordination between FAO, CGIAR Centers and other
relevant research institutions in work on relationships between seed systems, the
sustainable utilization of crop genetic resources and rural livelihoods, focusing
particularly on local markets.
2. Develop a common conceptual framework for measuring market performance in
terms of access to crop genetic resources and the services they provide to farmers, and analyzing the relationship to genetic diversity at various scales of analysis.
3. Agree upon a joint research agenda and initiate development of a proposal
including key research questions, methodological approaches, study design, and
site selection.

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