Plant genetic resources

The conservation and use of plant genetic diversity are, and will be essential for improving productivity in agriculture and sustaining human existence and well being.

Plant genetics	Intellectual property rights
The conservation and use of plant genetic diversity are, and will be essential for improving productivity in agriculture and sustaining human existence and well being. read more	There is need for an equitable balance between the right of plant breeder's to benefit from their innovations. While on the other hand, the right of farmers to save, reuse, exchange and sell seeds. read more
Marker assisted selection
The FAO Working Group on Biotechnology has just published "Marker-assisted selection: Current status and future perspectives in crops, livestock, forestry and fish", edited by E.P. Guimarães, J. Ruane, B.D. Scherf, A. read more