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| Themes and Sub-themes |
| 1. Agrobiodiversity for Food, Nutrition and
Ecosystem Services |
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Harnessing traditional foods: landraces, indigenous breeds, native strains and races for nutrition and health |
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New species for diversification: genetic resources for the future |
| iii |
Genetic resources for ecosystem services |
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Sustainable use of genetic resources |
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| 2. Agrobiodiversity for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change |
| i |
Climate change - threats and opportunities |
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Assessing real impact of climate change on agrobiodiversity |
| iii |
Genetic resources for resilience in agriculture |
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| 3. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
and Farmers' Rights |
| i |
IPR and other legal instruments: national and international experiences |
| ii |
Germplasm exchange: current concerns and options for access |
| iii |
Access and benefit sharing: the way forward |
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Farmers’ and Breeders’ rights: implications |
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| 4. Quarantine, Biosafety and Biosecurity Issues |
| i |
Introducing germplasm: challenges and innovations |
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Preparedness for biosafety and biosecurity |
| iii |
Implementing Cartagena protocol, SPS agreements and other treaties |
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Invasive alien species: threat assessment and management |
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| 5. Conservation Strategies and Methodologies |
| i |
Genebanks: options for efficient management |
| ii |
In situ and on farm conservation: incentives and sustainability |
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Conserving wild relatives and species |
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Managing community genebanks: strategies, technologies and policies |
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| 6. Science-led Innovation for
Agrobiodiversity Management
and Sustainable Use |
| i |
Genomic resources: conservation and utilization |
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Pre-breeding and genetic enhancement |
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Geographical information system (GIS) and remote sensing |
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Genetic resource databases and informatics |
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| 7. Capacity Building and Strengthening Partnerships |
| i |
Capacity building: new initiatives and paradigm shifts |
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Civil society organisations: sharing of experiences |
| iii |
Engendering agrobiodiversity and role of youth |
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Partnership and networking |
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