Seed banks and national policy in Brazil
Increasingly, seeds are the domain of professional breeders, agribusiness and policy makers. They decide what makes for a good variety and they develop legislation that excludes other varieties. Despite this, family farmer organisations and social movements in Paraíba, Brazil, have managed to strengthen decentralised farmerdriven seed selection and distribution systems and public seed policies. They may well be opening the way for another seed regime in the country, with its own access and benefit sharing mechanisms.
Title of publication: Farming matters: Access and benefit sharing of genetic resources
Issue: Special Issue
Nombre de pages: 30-33
Auteur: Paulo Petersen
Autres autheurs: Gabriel Fernandes, Luciano Silveira, Emanoel Dias da Silva
Organisation: ILEIA - centre for learning on sustainable agriculture
Autres organisations: AS-PTA Agricultura Familiar e Agroecologia
Année: 2016
Pays: Brazil
Couverture géographique: Marché commun austral (MERCOSUR)
Type: Article de revue
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: https://www.ileia.org/2016/04/16/seed-banks-national-policy-brazil/
Langue: English