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

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Title Enhancing farmers’ agency in the global crop commons through use of biocultural community protocols
 
Creator Halewood, Michael
Bedmar Villanueva, Ana
Rasolojaona, Jazzy
Andriamahazo, Michelle
Rakotoniaina, Naritiana
Bossou, Bienvenu
Mikpon, Toussaint
Vodouhe, Raymond
Fey, Lena
Drews, Andreas
Kumar, P. Lava
Rasoanirina, Bernadette
Rasoazafindrabe, Thérèse
Aigbe, Marcellin
Agbahounzo, Blaise
Otieno, Gloria Atieno
Garforth, Kathryn
Kiene, Tobias
Nnadozie, Kent
 
Subject commons
access and benefit-sharing
genetic resources
crops
community involvement
policies
treaties
international agreements
bienes comunes
acceso y distribución de beneficios
recursos genéticos
políticas
 
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.
 
Date 2021-06
2021-01-19T09:49:17Z
2021-01-19T09:49:17Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Halewood, M.; Bedmar Villanueva, A.; Rasolojaona, J.; Andriamahazo, M.; ichelle; 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. (2021) Enhancing farmers’ agency in the global crop commons through use of biocultural community protocols. Agriculture and Human Values, Online first paper (06 January 2021). ISSN: 0889-048X
0889-048X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110902
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-020-10164-z
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Springer Science and Business Media LLC
 
Source Agriculture and Human Values