Fair Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Rural Livelihood Security: Exploring Appropriate Policies and Laws in Rapidly Changing China

Song, YichingHuang, Jikun2012-09-282012-09-2820112011http://hdl.handle.net/10625/50347Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) related regulations and policies have been further explored through close collaboration with policy actors i.e. individuals and institutions under Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment Protection (MOEP) and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). In Guangxi, more in-depth farmer (vs. formal) collaboration and linkage activities and mechanisms have been carried out, while at the SW China level the focus is on Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) scaling up for mainstreaming and institutionalization. On the national and international level the focus is mainly on exchange and policy suggestions, with advocacy in some workshops and conferences.Text1 digital file (11 p.)application/pdfenCHINACHINA--GUANGXIGENETIC RESOURCESBIODIVERSITYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONSPLANT BREEDINGORGANIC AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURAL POLICYRURAL COMMUNITIESFair Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Rural Livelihood Security: Exploring Appropriate Policies and Laws in Rapidly Changing ChinaAnnual Report