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Beyond the material: knowledge aspects in seed commoning

Sievers-Glotzbach, Stefanie; Euler, Johannes; Frison, ·; Gmeiner, Nina; Kliem, ·; Mazé, Armelle and Tschersich, Julia (2020) Beyond the material: knowledge aspects in seed commoning. Agriculture and Human Values.

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Summary

Core sustainability issues concerning the governance of seeds revolve around knowledge aspects, such as intellectual property rights over genetic information or the role of traditional knowledge in plant breeding, seed production and seed use. While the importance of knowledge management for efficient and equitable seed governance has been emphasized in the scientific discourse on Seed Commons, knowledge aspects have not yet been comprehensively studied. With this paper, we aim to (i) to analyze the governance of knowledge aspects in both global and local/regional Seed Commons, (ii) to highlight discon-nections in knowledge governance between the local Seed Commons and global governance of plant genetic resources, and (iii) to investigate the contribution of knowledge commoning to environmentally sustainable and culturally adapted food systems. For this purpose, we will analyze knowledge governance by the International Seed Treaty (ITPGRFA) and by two local Seed Commons, a Philippine farmer-led network and a German organic-breeding association. We take the analytical lens of commoning, focusing on social practices rather than specific resources. The main challenges include finding institutional arrangements, which fruitfully integrate aspects from both traditional and scientific knowledge systems, taking into account the complex interrelation between knowledge-related, material and cultural aspects of seeds.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:Seed commons (en), Knowledge governance (en), Case studies (en), Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (en), Commoning (en)
Subjects:"Organics" in general
Research affiliation: France > INRAe - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
ISSN:ISSN: 0889-048X
DOI:10.1007/s10460-020-10167-w
Related Links:https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02979800/document
Project ID:HAL-INRAe
Deposited By: PENVERN, Servane
ID Code:40460
Deposited On:12 Aug 2021 10:37
Last Modified:12 Aug 2021 10:37
Document Language:English

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