International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Legal Rule or Regulation
- Author(s): UN-International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources,
- Secondary Author(s): United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),
- Published: 2009
- Publisher: United Nations
Abstract: The Treaty aims at: • recognizing the enormous contribution of farmers to the diversity of crops that feed the world; • establishing a global system to provide farmers, plant breeders and scientists with access to plant genetic materials; • ensuring that recipients share benefits they derive from the use of these genetic materials with the countries where they have been originated.
- Urls: http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0510e/i0510e00.htm Available from , http://www.planttreaty.org/content/texts-treaty-official-versions Download site
- Publisher Location: Rome