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    Enhancing farmers’ agency in the global crop commons through use of biocultural community protocols

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    Date
    2021
    Author
    Halewood, M.
    Villanueva, A.B.
    Rasolojaona, J.
    Andriamahazo, M.
    Rakotoniaina, N.
    Bossou, B.
    Mikpon, T.
    Vodouhe, R.
    Fey, L.
    Drews, A.
    Kumar, P.L.
    Rasoanirina, B.
    Rasoazafindrabe, T.
    Aigbe, M.
    Agbahounzo, B.
    Otieno, G.
    Garforth, K.
    Kiene, T.
    Nnadozie, K.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    Crop genetic resources constitute a ‘new’ global commons, characterized by multiple layers of activities of farmers, genebanks, public and private research and development organizations, and regulatory agencies operating from local to global levels. This paper presents sui generis biocultural community protocols that were developed by four communities in Benin and Madagascar to improve their ability to contribute to, and benefit from, the crop commons. The communities were motivated in part by the fact that their national governments’ had recently ratified the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol, which make commitments to promoting the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities and farmers, without being prescriptive as to how Contracting Parties should implement those commitments. The communities identified the protocols as useful means to advance their interests and/or rights under both the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol to be recognized as managers of local socio-ecological systems, to access genetic resources from outside the communities, and to control others’ access to resources managed by the community.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-020-10164-z
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7049
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Michael Halewoodhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-3990
    P. Lava Kumarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-6510
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-020-10164-z
    Research Themes
    Plant Production and Health
    IITA Subjects
    Agronomy; Farming Systems; Plant Genetic Resources; Plant Health; Smallholder Farmers
    Agrovoc Terms
    Crops; Genetic Resources; Rural Communities; Farmers; Subsaharan Africa; Access and Benefit-sharing; farmers organizations
    Regions
    Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Benin (Dahomey); Madagascar
    Hubs
    Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
    Journals
    Agriculture and Human Values
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