Looking outside the ABS box
Access and benefit sharing for family farmers in Zimbabwe
What is successful access and benefit sharing’ for smallholder family farmers? This contribution argues it is not about legal contracts or mechanisms that regulate the international transfer of plant genetic resources. It is about farmers’ access to seed diversity and the ability to share in the benefits of the continuing cycles of seed conservation and development. The Community Technology Development Trust in Zimbabwe supports mechanisms that, in practice, do result in substantial access to and benefit sharing of local and modern varieties.
Title of publication: Farming Matters: Access and benefit sharing of genetic resources
N.0: Special Issue
Intervalo de páginas: 58-63
Autor: Bram de Jong
Otros autores: Andrew Mushita, Patrick Kasasa
Organización: ILEIA - centre for learning on sustainable agriculture
Otras organizaciones: African Regional Intellectual Property Organisations, Southern African Development Community
Año: 2016
País(es): Zimbabwe
Cobertura geográfica: África
Tipo: Artículo de revista
Texto completo disponible en: https://www.ileia.org/2016/04/16/looking-outside-box-access-benefit-sharing-family-farmers-zimbabwe/
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English