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From free access to fair trade: Political dimensions of collecting in situ plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA)

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Genetic Resources of Mediterranean Pasture and Forage Legumes

Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture ((PSBA,volume 33))

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Researchers requiring access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture are currently facing a new regime of exchange. Whilst the precise nature of the regime remains unclear at this stage, once finalised, it will provide a clear defining of rights and obligations. In general, collectors can expect continued freedom of access if the intents of ‘fair access’ and ‘fair exchange’ are upheld.

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  1. Centre for Development Studies, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Heather Paull

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  1. Co-operative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

    Sarita Jane Bennett

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

    P. S. Cocks

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Paull, H. (1999). From free access to fair trade: Political dimensions of collecting in situ plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA). In: Bennett, S.J., Cocks, P.S. (eds) Genetic Resources of Mediterranean Pasture and Forage Legumes. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4776-7_16

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