Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Emerging Needs for Conservation
Plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge comprise an inimitable universal heritage, and their conservation and utilization are of instantaneous concern. As it is the basic source of all types of agricultural activity, the conservation and protect
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Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security
Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security
Romesh Kumar Salgotra Bharat Bhushan Gupta Editors
Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security
Editors Romesh Kumar Salgotra School of Biotechnology Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Bharat Bhushan Gupta Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
ISBN 978-981-10-0058-4 ISBN 978-981-10-0060-7 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0060-7
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Foreword
Growing population, declining productivity, shrinking resource base, changing climate and ethnic concerns are the challenges towards food security globally. Plant Genetic Resources (PGRs) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) constitute our invaluable assets in this direction. They play an increasing role in world food security and economic development. They are crucial for sustainable agricultural growth and offer livelihood security to agrarian society. Therefore, conservation and effective utilization of PGRs and TK, which constitute a unique global heritage, is of immediate concern. The United Nation Department of Economic & Social Affairs Population Division has estimated world population around 7.4 billion (July, 2015). It is expected to stabilize around 9 billion by 2050. Even today, millions of people go hungry every day, and the scenario may be more serious and disturbing in future. The agriculture sector today is facing challenges like shrinking cultivable land
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