Journal of Environmental Biology

Assessment of exchange of crop in view of change climate and International Treaties 

Anil Kumar Singh, Annitaa Pedapati1 and Manibhushan

ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna - 800 014, India

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi - 110 012, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: anil.icarpat@gmail.com

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Publication Data

Paper received:

25 May 2013

Revised received:

20 November 2013

Accepted:

25 March 2014

Abstract

To meet the UN millennium development goal of reducing the number of hungry people to half by 2015, there is utmost need to breed potentially high yielding varieties to match up the requirement along with corrective measures to bridge the gap between the potential yield and yield harvested by farmers. The scenario has changed from free access to limited access of plant genetic resources (PGR) and therefore, it is important to understand the issues in view of national and international agreements, intellectual property rights (IPR'S), climate change conditions and expanded scope of breeders and farmers rights for developed genotypes. For efficient management of PGR, developing countries need to understand the implications of PGR related IPR'S as stronger IPR'S in developed countries could have harmful effects by reduced exchange of genetic resources from developed countries. Keeping in view the existing realities every possible effort should be taken for enrichment of crop gene pool by introducing them from each and every corner of the globe. Keeping these facts in view this paper describes the priorities for introduction and exchange of important crop groups / crops along with some of their potential wild and weedy relatives and thrust has been given to generate awareness among the workers engaged in the breeders /crop improvement works. Information provided in this presentation can be utilized by prospective crop improvement works to plan to meet out the national food security. ??  

 Key words

Biodiversity, Climate change, International treaties, Plant genetic resourse 

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