This open access book will contribute to a more nuanced debate around seed system resilience that goes beyond the dominant dichotomous conceptualization of seed governance often characterized as traditional vs modern, subsistence vs commercial, or local vs global. While reflecting on the expanding oligopoly in the current seed system, the authors argue that such classifications limit our ability to critically reflect on and acknowledge the diverse approaches through which seed governance is practiced around the world, at various scales, creating a mosaic of dynamic complementarities and autonomies. The authors also highlight the importance of this much needed dialogue through case studies of seed governance approaches and practices found in and around Japan.
Edited by:
Yoshiaki Nishikawa,
Michel Pimbert
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
Weight: 416g
ISBN: 9783030894047
ISBN 10: 3030894045
Pages: 199
Publication Date: 13 February 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1 Introduction: Thinking about seeds.- 2 Reclaiming diverse seed commons through food sovereignty, agroecology and economies of care.- 3 Integration of endogenous development theory into the study of seed governance.- 4 Indigenous seed systems, biocultural heritage: the Andean Potato Park’s approach to seed governance.- 5 The diversity of seed-saving governance and sharing systems in contemporary Japan.- 6 Seed system dynamics and crop diversity of Chinbaung in Myanmar.- 7 Organizations and functions for seed management in East Asia: Korea, Japan and Taiwan.- 8 Evolutionary populations for sustainable food security and food sovereignty.- 9 Adding value to a Scottish rye landrace: collaborative research into new artisanal products.- 10 Inside the Japanese seed industry: its characteristics and implications for agroecology.- 11 Bhutan’s ‘middle way’: diversification, mainstreaming, commodification and impacts in the context of food security.- 12 The third way of seed governance: the potential of the seed commoning in Japan.- 13 Agroecology, sovereignty and the endogenous development perspective in seed governance and management.
Yoshiaki Nishikawa is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Resource Management in the Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University, established in 1639 based on the spirit of the true teaching of Pure Land Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu) in Kyoto, Japan. His research interests cover institutional aspects of crop genetic resources management, participatory agricultural research and inter-civic relations. Michel Pimbert is Professor of Agroecology and Food Politics as well as Director of the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience at Coventry University, UK. He was formerly a member of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
