International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Creating incentive structures from the ground in the Philippines

This example from the Philippines demonstrates how agro-biodiversity can be maintained and increased through benefit-sharing mechanisms as participatory plant breeding, distribution of traditional varieties and related information, and conservation activities.

Topic(s)
Sustaining local crop diversity, Policy for sustainable use
Subject area(s)
Enhancing crop diversity for local needs
Subject category(ies)
Access and benefit sharing, Participatory plant breeding
Publisher
Farmers' Rights
Publication date
2005
DOI
Resource link
Resource type
Article or presentation, Case study
Resource format
HTML
Primary geographic focus
Asia
Open access
Yes


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