International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (TPGREA) and its Implications on Access to Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA)

摘要

Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) are the genetic material of plants, including modern cultivars, landraces and wild relatives of crops plants, of value as a resource for present and future generations of people. Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) specifically cover PGR for food and agriculture. Access to PGRFA means obtaining (acquisition/ right to use) any biological resources and/or knowledge associated thereof, and of their derivatives or, as applicable, intangible components, for purposes of research, conservation, biological prospecting and industrial application or commercial use, among others.