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2007 BIO International Convention
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Yours, Mine or Ours? Who Owns the World's Genetic Resources?
Track : Food and Agriculture
Program Code: FOOD020
Date: Monday, May 7, 2007
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM  
Location: 253 B
CHAIR :
Stephen Smith, Research Fellow, Germplasm Security, DuPont
SPEAKER (S):
Bernice Slutsky, Vice President, Science & International Affairs, American Seed Trade Association
Masaru Iwanaga, Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Cary Fowler, Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust
David Hegwood, Minister-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs,, U.S. Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome (USDA)
Description
This session will discuss the new rules that have been written on the access of genetic resources and the sharing of benefits derived from those resources with the completion of the Material Transfer Agreement for the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.



Objectives:
  • Discuss whether there will be an increased demand for these resources.

  • Explore if and how new royalty flows will help farmers in developing countries or support gene banks around the world. Explore the role of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and CGIAR.

  • Identify the real benefits and how those benefits will be shared.

    • Streaming Audio with
    PowerPoint Slides
    (Code: FOOD020)
      
    This session is a part of:
    Food and Agriculture 3-DAY TRACK
    Complete Set of BIO Online / CD-ROM - All 23 Tracks.