Plant Genetic Resources Quiz

What is DIVERSITY?

_______ ______ _______ IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF GENETIC DIVERSITY

WHO RESPONSIBLE FOR PGRFA IN THE WORLD?

• KADA

• FAMA

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

WHAT THEY DO? AN EXAMPLE

• collect materials

• make shortlist for farmers to test

• collect information

• share with farming communities

PGR STATUS IN MALAYSIA

▪Malaysia –one of the megacenters of cultivated plants

▪~ 15,000 species of _____ ______

▪Leading organisation: MARDI, JabatanPertanian (esp. Sabah & Sarawak)

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

ABS-ACCESSBENEFITSHARING: INTRODUCTION