Seeds for Diversity and Inclusion : : Agroecology and Endogenous Development.

• Author: Nishikawa, Yoshiaki.
• TeilnehmendeR: Pimbert, Michel.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• 1 Introduction: Thinking About Seeds
• 1.1 Diverse Seeds Under Threat
• 1.2 The Unprecedented Challenges Caused by Seed Extinctions
• 1.2.1 Growing Malnutrition and Food Insecurity
• 1.2.2 Unsustainable Food and Agricultural Systems
• 1.2.3 Loss of Ecosystem Functions, Goods and Services
• 1.3 The Politics of Seed Governance
• 1.3.1 Domesticated/Cultivated Seed Plants
• 1.3.2 Semi-Wild/Wild Seeded Plants
• 1.4 The Actors and Institutions Governing Seeds
• 1.4.1 The Prince: The State
• 1.4.2 The Merchant: Seed Corporations
• 1.4.3 The Citizen: Food Producers and Consumers
• References
• 2 Reclaiming Diverse Seed Commons Through Food Sovereignty, Agroecology and Economies of Care
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Food Sovereignty and Seeds
• 2.3 Reinventing Modernity for Diverse Seed Commons
• 2.4 How Agroecology Sustains Seed Diversity
• 2.5 Reinventing an Economics of Care
• 2.5.1 Access to Land, Seeds, Water and Other Means of Production
• 2.5.2 Diverse Economies of Care for Diverse Seeds
• 2.6 Deepening Democracy
• 2.7 Conclusion
• References
• 3 Integration of Endogenous Development Theory into the Study of Seed Governance
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 A Brief History of the Debates on Seed Systems
• 3.3 The Diversification of Debates on Seed Systems and Governance
• 3.4 Endogenous Development Theory: A 'Third System' for Understanding Development
• 3.5 Approaches to Exploring Seed Governance and Expanding Perspectives on Seed Sovereignty
• References
• 4 Indigenous Seed Systems and Biocultural Heritage: The Andean Potato Park's Approach to Seed Governance
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Indigenous Seed Systems as Biocultural Heritage
• 4.3 The Potato Park's Andean Seed System.
• 4.4 The Ayllu System of Andean Seed Governance
• 4.5 Enriching Seed Heritage: Potato Repatriation and the Inter-Community Agreement
• 4.6 Conclusions and Recommendations
• References
• 5 The Diversity of Seed-Saving Governance and Sharing Systems in contemporary Japan
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Traditional Farmers
• 5.3 Non-Traditional Local Community Members
• 5.4 Organic Farmers
• 5.5 Lifestyle Farmers
• 5.6 Discussion and Conclusion
• References
• 6 Seed System Dynamics and Crop Diversity of Chinbaung in Myanmar
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Chinbaung Diversity: Cultivation and Use
• 6.3 How Farmers Use Chinbaung Seeds in Cultivation
• 6.4 Cultivation and Seed Procurement Methods in Relation to Flooding
• 6.5 Relationship Between Seed Distribution and the Shwe Kyun Pin Nat Festival
• 6.6 The Role of Poe Yon, a Distinctive Stakeholder
• 6.7 Conclusion
• References
• 7 Organizations and Functions for Seed Management in East Asia: Korea, Japan and Taiwan
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Function of Non-Profits in Seed Conservation
• 7.3 Seed-Conservation Non-Profits in Japan
• 7.3.1 Home Seed Production
• 7.3.2 Seed Collection and Conservation
• 7.3.3 Seed Provision
• 7.3.4 Food Processing and Sale
• 7.3.5 Networking
• 7.4 Non-Profits and Similar Organizations in South Korea
• 7.5 Non-Profits in Taiwan
• 7.5.1 Warren Kuo and His Networks
• 7.5.2 Hope Market
• 7.6 Comparison of the Three Countries and Regions
• 7.7 Conclusion
• References
• 8 Evolutionary Populations for Sustainable Food Security and Food Sovereignty
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Bringing Back Diversity in Farmers' Fields: Participatory Plant Breeding
• 8.3 From Participatory to Evolutionary Plant Breeding
• 8.4 The Evolutionary Populations in Iran
• 8.5 Smart Food from Iran's Evolutionary Populations
• 8.6 Evolutionary Populations in Other Countries.
• 8.7 Conclusions
• References
• 9 Adding Value to a Scottish Rye Landrace: Collaborative Research into New Artisanal Products
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Seed Sources and Seed Governance in the Highlands and Islands
• 9.3 Lochaber's Demand for New Rye Landraces
• 9.4 Project Aims and Research Questions
• 9.4.1 The Chosen Locations
• 9.4.2 The Growing Trial in Lochaber
• 9.4.3 Sensory Qualities, Nutritional Value and Product Testing
• 9.5 Conclusions
• References
• 10 Inside the Japanese Seed Industry: Its Characteristics and Implications for Agroecology
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Characteristics of the Japanese Seed Industry
• 10.3 Small Seed Companies and Agroecology in Japan
• 10.4 Discussion and Conclusion
• References
• 11 Bhutan's 'Middle Way': Diversification, Mainstreaming, Commodification and Impacts in the Context of Food Security
• 11.1 Introduction and Background
• 11.2 A Country in Search of Its Own Path
• 11.3 Diversification of Crop Production
• 11.4 Mainstreaming and Commodification
• 11.5 Conclusion
• References
• 12 The Third Way of Seed Governance: The Potential of the Seed Commoning in Japan
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Japan's Formal Seed System and Its Turbulent History
• 12.3 Critical Perspectives on the Public Seed System for Major Crops
• 12.4 Seed Commons Practices Outside the Public Seed System
• 12.5 Envisioning a Future of Seed "Commoning"
• References
• 13 Agroecology, Sovereignty and the Endogenous Development Perspective in Seed Governance and Management
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Agroecological Framing of Seed Governance Debates
• 13.3 Putting Farmers First in Seed Governance and Management
• 13.4 The Seed Commons and Endogenous Development
• 13.5 Integrating Agroecology and Food Sovereignty into Seed Governance and Rural Development Realities
• References.