The Second Report on THE STATE OF THE WORLD's
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
Rome, 2010ISBN 978-92-5-106534-1
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Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Executive summary
- Chapter 1The state of diversity
- Chapter 2The state of in situ management
- Chapter 3The state of ex situ conservation
- Chapter 4The state of use
- Chapter 5The state of national programmes, training needs and legislation
- Chapter 6The state of regional and international collaboration
- Chapter 7Access to Plant Genetic Resources, the sharing of benefits arising out of their utilization and the realization of Farmers' Rights
- Chapter 8The contribution of PGRFA to food security and sustainable agricultural development
- Annex 1List of countries that provided information for the preparation of the Second Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Annex 2Regional distribution of countries
- Appendix 1Status by country of national legislation related to Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Appendix 2Major germplasm collections by crop and institute
- Appendix 3The state-of-the-art: methodologies and technologies for the identification, conservation and use of PGRFA
- Appendix 4State of diversity of major and minor crops
The Second Report on THE STATE OF THE WORLD's
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
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