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Genetic diversity, conservation and development / Jaap Hardon, Donald Duvick, Bert Visser -- Genetic diversity in agro-ecosystems / Jean-Louis Pham, Theo Van Hintum -- Diversity in different components and at different scales / Conny Almekinders, Paul C. Struik -- Use of genetic diversity in crop improvement / Anne Elings, John Witcombe, Piet Stam -- Strategies and methodologies in genetic diversity conservation -- Jan Engels, Bert Visser -- The role of agrobiodiversity in farm-household livelihood and food security: a conceptual analysis / Antine Hardon-Baars -- Genetic resources and the policy environment / Cary Fowler, Janice Jiggins -- Farmers' management of sorghum diversity in eastern Ethiopia / Shawn McGuire -- Farmers' use of landraces in the Hanfetz mixed cropping system in Eritrea / Woldeamlak Araia, Paul Struik -- Farmers' maintenance of sweet potato diversity in Irian Jaya / Gordon Prain, Jürgen Schneider, Caecilia Widiyastuti -- The conservation and use of biodiversity by Mapuche communities in Chile / Rodrigo Catalán, Isolde Pérez -- Farmers' management and use of crop genetic diversity in Tanzania / Esbern Friis-Hansen -- Cosmovision and natural resource management of the Shona People, Zimbabwe / Cosmas Gonese, Bertus Haverkort -- (Dis)use of agricultural diversity in Minnesota, USA -- Kristin Mercer, Joel Wainwright -- The Netherlands: farmers' renewed interest in genetic diversity / Han Wiskerke -- Wheat varieties for organic production and processing in New Brunswick, Canada / Jennifer Scott -- The use of rice genetic resources by farmers in Nueva Ejica, the Philippines / Carlos Basilio, Melencio Razon -- Synthesis: farmers' management of diversity in local systems / Gordon Prain, Jürgen Hagmann -- Linking conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources in Germany and Cuba / Frank Begemann, Anja Oetmann, Miguel Esquival -- Approach to in situ conservation on-farm by the International Rice Genebank / Jean-Louis Pham, Jane Toll, Stephen Morin -- Community gene banks: the experience of CONSERVE in the Philippines / Arma Bertuso, Gilda Ginogaling, Rene Salazar -- Seeds of Diversity: a living gene bank in Canada / Garret Pittenger -- The CBDC Programme: an experiment in strengthening community management of agrobiodiversity / Camila Montecinos, Rene Salazar -- IPGRI in situ project: research and institutions supporting local management of agrobiodiversity / Devra Jarvis, Julia-Ndungú-Skilton -- Upscaling approaches to support on-farm conservation / Bert Visser, Devra Jarvis -- Synthesis: the common goal of conservation of genetic resources / Bert Visser, Jan Engels -- The use of genetic diversity in maize breeding in Kenya / Kahiu Ngugi, Stephen Mugo -- A mismatch: the case of government and community maize-breeding strategies in China / Song Yiching -- Influences on the use of genetic diversity in Canada's public breeding of grain crops / Gary Atlin -- Use of genetic diversity in the breeding programme of the East-West Seed Company in South-East Asia / Marietta Van Der Werff, Arjan Van Donk -- Perspectives on diversity from an international commercial plant breeding organization / Stephen Smith -- Plant biotechnology: the quest for useful pieces of DNA / Jan-Peter Nap -- Participatory approaches in plant breeding: experiences and insights of an NGO in Nepal / Bhuwon Sthapit, Anil Subedi -- Supporting farmers' genetic resource management: experiences with pearl millet in India / Eva Weltzien -- Participatory approaches in potato improvement: experiences of PROINPA in Bolivia / Julio Gabroe; Rudy Torrez, Graham Thiele -- The collaborative development of stress-tolerant maize varieties in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Altair Toledo Machado -- Participatory varietal selection and genetic diversity in high-potential rice areas in Nepal and India / John Witcombe, Krishna D. Joshi, Ram B. Rana, Daljit S. Virk -- Scaling-up in participatory plant breeding / Margaret Smith, Eva Weltzien -- Synthesis: towards integrated plant breeding / Gary Atlin, Trygve Berg, Conny Almekinders -- Examples of innovations in local seed systems in Mesoamerica / Conny Almekinders, Dominique Louette -- The impact of seed-supply interventions on the use of crop genetic diversity / Elizabeth Cromwell, Conny Almekinders -- Seeds and relief in war and post-war reconstruction in Sierra Leone / Paul Richards -- Support to diversity in potato seed supply / Urs Scheidegger, Gordon Prain -- Experiences with support to the community potato conservation system in Cusco, Peru / Isidoro Sánchez, Pompeyo Cosío -- Local seed supply: the case of seed banks in Tigre, Ethiopia / Korstiaan Teekens -- Research supporting the genetic diversity of enset in southern Ethiopia / Admasu Tsegaye, Paul Struik -- Synthesis: towards integrated seed supply / Conny Almekinders, Jaap Hardon -- International policies related to the management and use of genetic diversity / Susan Bragdon -- The agricultural treadmill and plant genetic resources / Niels Röling -- The decrease in agrobiodiversity in The Netherlands: new challenges and approaches beyond in situ and ex situ / Joost Jongerden, Guido Ruivenkamp -- Seed legislation and the use of local genetic resources -- Niels Louwaars, Robert Tripp -- On-farm conservation: a matter of global concern or local survival? / Robin Pistorius, Jeroen Van Wijk -- Intellectual property rights: patents or sui generis systems? / Niels Louwaars, Jan Engels -- Institutional transformation to support diversity / Janice Jiggins, Helle Munk Ravnborg -- Consuming diversity: a long way to go? / Joost Iongerden -- Supporting the utilization and development of traditional leafy vegetables in Africa / James Chweya, Conny Almekinders -- Policies of the Netherlands on international co-operation and Agenda 21 / Henri Jorritsma -- Agricultural biodiversity: a perspective of Dutch policy-makers / Peter Vermeij, Marcel Vernooy, Mario Nagtzaam -- Advocacy and lobbying in South-East Asia: experiences of SEARICE / Neth Daño, Rene Salazar -- Plant genetic resources in Europe: an NGO perspective / Patrick Mulvany -- Synthesis: towards integration of policy frameworks / Jaap Hardon, Jan Engels, Bert Visser -- Discouraging or encouraging diversity / Conny Almekinders, Walter De Boef -- Reversing the treadmill and restoring agro-ecosystem resilience / Walter De Boef, Conny Almekinders, Niels Röling -- Synthesis between crop conservation and development / Conny Almekinders, Walter De Boef, Jan Engels -- Adaptive plant genetic resource management / Walter De Boef, Conny Almekinders, Jan Engels, Niels Röling. |