The conservation and use of biodiversity ranks high on the international
agenda. Also the Life Science industry recognizes landraces and wild relatives
of (crop) plants as the green gold and a source of genetic information. For
many farmers in developing countries biodiversity within species is a
precondition of sustainable agriculture.
What is the role of
biodiversity in agricultural production?
How can biodiversity
contribute to nature protection and agricultural production?
How can
(small) farmers benefit from the maintenance of
biodiversity?
What market potential does biodiversity
inhibit?
What does agrobiodiversity add to the quality of
agriculture?
Customers
Oxfam/Novib & Hivos, The Hague
World Wildlife Fund for Nature, The Netherlands,
Zeist
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
Danish Centre
for Development Research, Copenhagen
Wageningen University en
Research Centre (WUR)
Centre for Genetic Resources, The
Netherlands
Project examples
Study for the International Plant
Genetic Resources Institute (Rome): Scientists,
Plants and Politics: a history of the plant genetic resources movement (Pdf
for upload).
Dissertation for the Dutch Scientific Organization
(NWO): The
Exploitation of Plant Genetic Information: political strategies in crop
development.
Design, moderation and facilitation of an
international web-discussion
and reportings
titled 'Options for Farmers Rights'. Both for the Centre for Genetic Resources,
The Netherlands and in preparation for the yearly FAO Governing Body meeting in
Tunis, June 2009.
Study for Oxfam Novib on biodiversity and quality systems.