Resource Pointer #108
December 18, 1996
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Farmers Safeguarding Agricultural Diversity through
their Crop Husbandry, 1996.* Intermediate Technology
Development Group. Examines causes of biodiversity loss
in agriculture, stressing negative impacts of Green
Revolution, globalization of food system and
biotechnology, which authors believe encourage
uniformity in crop production. Discusses strategies for
reversing these trends, especially by advancing farmers'
rights to seeds and rewarding farmers for innovation. 21
pp. International Technology Development Group, Myson
House, Railway Terrace, Rugby, CV21 3HT, England; phone
(44 178) 856-0631; fax (44 178) 854-0270; email
enquiries@itdg.org.uk; http://www.oneworld.org/itdg.
*Enclosures of the Mind: Intellectual Monopolies, 1996.*
Rural Advancement Fund International (RAFI). Presents
overview of biodiversity and intellectual property
rights in order to help farming communities,
agricultural NGOs and activists in developing countries
challenge governments to recognize farmers' rights and
resist demands of transnational corporations. Discusses
recent international agreements on biodiversity and
intellectual property rights and provides practical
definitions of legal terms related to these agreements.
88 pp. US$12 or free on Internet. RAFI, P.O. Box 655,
Pittsboro, NC 27312; phone (919) 542-1396; fax (919)
542-2460; email rafiusa@igc.org;
http://www.charm.net/~rafi/rafihome.html.
*Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and
Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture, 1996.* UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO). Presents recommendations made at FAO
International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic
Resources (1996). Describes various means of conserving
plant biodiversity and discusses ways to improve these
methods. 63 pp. Division of Plant Production and
Protection, FAO, Via delle Terme de Caracalla, 00100
Rome, Italy; fax (39-6) 5225-5533; email icppgr@fao.org.
*Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture, 1996.* UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO). Discusses gaps and
inefficiencies in conservation of plant genetic
resources (PGR) based on biodiversity reports from more
than 150 countries. Examines challenges to conserving
PGR through various strategies, including in situ and ex
situ management, and investigates national conservation
programs and international collaboration. Includes brief
update on status of major staple crops' biodiversity. 75
pp. Division of Plant Production and Protection, FAO,
Via delle Terme de Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy; fax
(39-6) 5225-5533; email icppgr@fao.org.
*Exploring the Role of Diversity in Sustainable
Agriculture, 1995.* Richard Olson, Charles Francis and
Stephen Kaffka, eds. Examines relationship of diversity
to agriculture, including diversity of soil microbial
life, crops, farmscapes and sources of income. Presents
compilation of papers by agricultural scientists
describing benefits of and threats to agricultural
biodiversity. 249 pp. US$24 plus US$2 shipping. American
Society of Agronomy, CSSA, SSSA Headquarters Office,
Attn: Book Orders, 677 South Segoe Road, Madison, WI
53711; phone (608) 273-8080; fax (608) 273-2021.
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