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Agrobiodiversity – The key to food security and adaption to climate change
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| Subtitle
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Discussion paper
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| Author
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Johannes Kotschi; Annette von Lossau
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| Editor or Organisation
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GIZ
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| Year
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2011
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| Keywords
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Agrobiodiversity, food security, ITPGRFA, farmers' rights, biodiversity
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| Country
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Germany
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| Type
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publication
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| Language
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English
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| Table of Contents
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Summary 4
1 Agrobiodiversity and its loss 6
2 Why conserve agricultural biodiversity? 8
2.1 Food security 9
2.2 Adapting to climate change 10
3 Problem areas 11
3.1 Biotechnology and its impacts 12
3.2 Intellectual property rights and rights of farmers 13
4 International initiatives 15
4.1 Convention on Biological Diversity 16
4.2 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 16
4.3 International Seed Treaty 17
5 Action required 18
5.1 International policy dialogue 19
5.2 Support for partner countries 20
Annexe 22
GIZ’s agrobiodiversity portfolio 22
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| Abstract
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What is agrobiodiversity? Biological diversity – or biodiversity – is the “variability” of living organisms. It includes diversity within species, between species and among ecosystems. Agrobiodiversity is part of biodiversity: it covers the species and their ecosystems that are used for agriculture.
Loss of agrobiodiversity.
Agricultural diversity has fallen sharply since the beginning of the 20th
century in the industrial world, though this decline has since slowed. Today, genetic erosion is taking place mainly in the developing world, especially in tropical regions that initially had very high initial
diversity. This loss of diversity in the tropics is also important for developed countries: it means the irretrievable loss of options to ensure food security and to adapt agriculture to climate change.
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Yes
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