PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION TO FEED AFRICA? by GRAIN | 25 Dec 1999 Seedling - December 1999 Plant Variety Protection is being heavily promoted in Africa in the name of food security, agricultural sustainability and protection of the environment and biodiversity. But reality appears to suggest otherwise. Plant Variety Protection is being heavily promoted in Africa in the name of food security, agricultural sustainability and protection of the environment and biodiversity. But reality appears to suggest otherwise.
TANZANIA'S FORGOTTEN FARMERS by Esbern Friis-Hansen | 20 Dec 1999 Seedling - December 1999 Agricultural research has marginalised farmers' knowledge in Tanzania. Yet it remains invaluable at the local level and the countrys formal institutions would benefit greatly from opening up to this valuable resource. Agricultural research has marginalised farmers' knowledge in Tanzania. Yet it remains invaluable at the local level and the countrys formal institutions would benefit greatly from opening up to this valuable resource.
FAIR AND EQUITABLE: WHERE DID THEY GO? by Isaac Rojas Ramirez | 15 Dec 1999 Seedling - December 1999 The Convention on Biological Diversity's long awaited discussions on access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits thereof finally came to the fore at an experts meeting in Costa Rica. The Convention on Biological Diversity's long awaited discussions on access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits thereof finally came to the fore at an experts meeting in Costa Rica.