conservation, use conservation and use of crop countries that do not have and sharing of crop and varietal diversity. such policies in place yet. diversity Improved protection to Effective mainstreaming of developed and varieties that can agricultural biodiversity in farmers’ supported by lead to both monetary and globally significant relevant policy nonmonetary benefits to through instruments, Indian farmers and fulfilling increasing the availability of regulations, commitment under its diversity and strengthening GOI’s strategies and plans Biological Diversity Act. the conditions needed for its including access improved deployment to and benefit provide improved sharing. livelihoods for local farmers. Providing a policy and technical framework and ABS systems so as to ensure continued access to and use of crop diversity for sustainable production, thus reducing potential damage from undesirable agricultural inputs. Improved Awareness and training Conservation and use of Agricultural programmes for stakeholders agricultural biodiversity will Support Systems at all levels resulting in an lead to more efficient use of (Research, effective mechanism for natural resources and Outreach and conservation and sustainable ecosystem services. Extension), use of agricultural Securing sharing of benefits Institutional biodiversity in India. with local people as Frameworks and Improved livelihoods of conservers of biological Partnerships at farmers through adoption of resources and holders of national, regional climate-smart practices and knowledge and information and local levels to elimination of barriers and related to the use of ensure improved strengthening of value biological resources. agricultural chains. Conservation and biodiversity Improved collaboration development of areas of conservation, between different sectors for importance from the adaptability, effective mainstreaming of standpoint of biological resilience and agricultural biodiversity diversity by declaring them farmer livelihoods. conservation, adaptability, as biological diversity resilience leading to heritage sites. improved farmer livelihood. Project objective The objective of this project is to mainstream the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity for resilience in agriculture and sustainable production to improve livelihoods capacity of farmer communities across four agro-ecoregions and access and benefit sharing of India. This will be done through a number of tested community-based participatory approaches which support the maintenance of existing crop diversity and the introduction
conservation, use and sharing of crop diversity developed and supported by relevant policy instruments, regulations, strategies and plans including access and benefit sharing. conservation and use of crop and varietal diversity. Improved protection to farmers’ varieties that can lead to both monetary and nonmonetary benefits to Indian farmers and fulfilling GOI’s commitment under its Biological Diversity Act. countries that do not have such policies in place yet. Effective mainstreaming of agricultural biodiversity in globally significant through increasing the availability of diversity and strengthening the conditions needed for its improved deployment to provide improved livelihoods for local farmers. Providing a policy and technical framework and ABS systems so as to ensure continued access to and use of crop diversity for sustainable production, thus reducing potential damage from undesirable agricultural inputs. Improved Agricultural Support Systems (Research, Outreach and Extension), Institutional Frameworks and Partnerships at national, regional and local levels to ensure improved agricultural biodiversity conservation, adaptability, resilience and farmer livelihoods. Awareness and training programmes for stakeholders at all levels resulting in an effective mechanism for conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity in India. Improved livelihoods of farmers through adoption of climate-smart practices and elimination of barriers and strengthening of value chains. Improved collaboration between different sectors for effective mainstreaming of agricultural biodiversity conservation, adaptability, resilience leading to improved farmer livelihood. Conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity will lead to more efficient use of natural resources and ecosystem services. Securing sharing of benefits with local people as conservers of biological resources and holders of knowledge and information related to the use of biological resources. Conservation and development of areas of importance from the standpoint of biological diversity by declaring them as biological diversity heritage sites. Project objective The objective of this project is to mainstream the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity for resilience in agriculture and sustainable production to improve livelihoods and access and benefit sharing capacity of farmer communities across four agro-ecoregions of India. This will be done through a number of tested community-based participatory approaches which support the maintenance of existing crop diversity and the introduction
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