Plant genetic resources and food security : stakeholder perspectives on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / edited by Christine Frison, Francisco López and José T. Esquinas-Alcazar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: A Treaty to Fight Hunger -- Past Negotiations, Present Situation and Future Challenges / Francisco Lopez -- part I Regional Perspectives on the Treaty -- 2. Overview of Regional Approaches: The Negotiating Process of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Appendix: Chairman's Elements) / Fernando Gerbasi -- 3. The African Regional Group: Creating Fair Play between North and South / Godfrey Mwila -- 4. The Asian Regional Group / Eng Siang Lim -- 5. The European Regional Group: Europe's Role and Positions during the Negotiations and Early Implementation of the International Treaty / Jan Borring -- 6. The Latin American and Caribbean Regional Group: A Long and Successful Process for the Protection, Conservation and Enhancing of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / Modesto Fernandez Diaz-Silveira -- 7. The Near East Regional Group: Centring the Diversity for Unlocking the Genetic Potential / Javad Mozafari Hashjin -- 8. The North American Group: Globalization That Works / Bryan L. Harvey -- 9. The South West Pacific Regional Group: A View from the Pacific Island Countries and Territories / Mary Taylor -- part II Perspectives on the Treaty by Stakeholders in the World Food Chain -- 10. International Non-governmental Organizations: The Hundred Year (or so) Seed War -- Seeds, Sovereignty and Civil Society -- A Historical Perspective on the Evolution of T̀he Law of the Seed' / Patrick Mooney -- 11. International Research Centres: The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and the International Treaty / Emile Frison -- 12. The Seed Industry: Plant Breeding and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / Anke van den Hurk -- 13. Farmers' Communities: A Reflection on the Treaty from Small Farmers' Perspectives / Renato Salazar -- 14. Gene Bank Curators: Towards Implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture by the Indian National Gene Bank / Pratibha Brahmi -- 15. Plant Breeders: The Point of View of a Plant Breeder on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / Jose I. Cubero -- 16. The Global Crop Diversity Trust: An Essential Element of the Treaty's Funding Strategy / Cary Fowler -- 17. Consumers: Biodiversity Is a Common Good / Cinzia Scaffidi -- part III Experts' Views on Future Challenges in Implementing the Treaty: Trust and Benefit-sharing as the Key -- 18. Our Heritage is Our Future -- Humankind's Responsibility for Food Security / Rene Lefeber -- 19. An Innovative and Transparent Option for Royalty Payment under the Treaty -- Implementing Article 6.11 Crop-related Modality of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement / Carlos M. Correa -- 20. General Conclusions: Summary of Stakeholders' Views and Suggestions to Cope with the Challenges in the Implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / Jose T. Esquinas-Alcazar.

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is a pivotal piece of recent legislation, providing a route map for the use of such resources for sustainable agriculture and food security. Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security explains clearly the different interests and views at stake between all players in the global food chain. It touches upon many issues such as international food governance and policy, economic aspects of food and seed trade, conservation and sustainable use of food and agricultural biodiversity, hunger alleviation, ecological concerns, consumers' protection, fairness and equity between nations and generations, plant breeding techniques and socio-economic benefits related to food local economies. The book shows that despite the conflicting interests at stake, players managed to come to an agreement on food and agriculture for the sake of food security and hunger alleviation in the world. Published with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and with Bioversity International.