Access and benefit sharing in participatory plant breeding in Southwest China
This contribution discusses access and benefit sharing within the context of participatory plant breeding. It presents how Chinese farmers and breeders interact in relation to crop improvement and on-farm maintenance of plant genetic resources. Based on more than a decade of action research, a number of institutional changes were accomplished as a result of the interactions between national and provincial breeding institutes, rural development researchers and local maize family farmers. Although the respective legislation in China is not yet adequately formulated, access and benefit sharing can still be addressed in contracts and by labelling products of a particular geographic origin.
Title of publication: Farming matters: Access and benefit sharing of genetic resources
N.0: Special Issue
Intervalo de páginas: 18-24
Autor: Yiching Song
Otros autores: Zhang Yanan, Xin Song, Ronnie Vernooy
Organización: ILEIA - centre for learning on sustainable agriculture
Otras organizaciones: Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy, International Development Research Centre of Canada, Ford Foundation, Guangxi Maize Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Año: 2016
País(es): China
Cobertura geográfica: Asia y el Pacífico
Tipo: Artículo de revista
Texto completo disponible en: https://www.ileia.org/2016/04/16/access-benefit-sharing-participatory-plant-breeding-southwest-china/
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English