Construction of a fund for the sharing of benefits from the utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
In: Environment and development economics, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 47-62
ISSN: 1469-4395
A major issue in international multilateral negotiations is the creation of a fund for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA). This paper provides a conceptual understanding of the economic value of PGRFA, identifies proxies for this value that can be used to determine the relative contribution of each country to the benefit-sharing fund, and evaluates the suitability of each proxy to this task.