Plant breeders develop competitive, high-yielding, resistant crop varieties that can cope with
the challenges of biotic stresses and tolerate abiotic stresses, resulting in nutritious food for …

Among the most important users of plant genetic resources, conserved predominantly in
public genebanks around the world, are public and private plant breeders. Through their …

Access and benefit sharing (ABS) is a framework which refers to a relatively recent type of
legal requirements for access to and use of “genetic resources”. They are based on diverse …

Abstract The Nagoya Protocol (2010) provides an international framework for access and
benefits sharing of genetic resources. In the Southern African Development Community …

Genebanks were established out of a recognised need not just to provide genetic variation
to support breeding objectives but to prevent crop diversity from being lost entirely for future …

Sorghum is a climate-resilient crop which has been cultivated as a staple food in the semi-
arid areas of Africa and Asia for food and nutrition security. However, the current climate …

The 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) in Kunming, China, presents an opportunity
for transformative change to address the biodiversity crisis. However, a lack of consensus on …

Societal Impact Statement Although significant advances have been made in implementing
international mechanisms to support the benefit sharing of natural resources in low and …

Among the most important users of plant genetic resources, conserved predominantly in
public genebanks around the world, are public and private plant breeders. Through their …

To meet the future demand of the global population, new varieties to adapt to regional
climate changes such as salinity, drought, and submergence and new race emergence of …