The UN Working Group on Peasants is writing a report on the Right to Seeds. Here we share a call to share inputs organised by the UN itself.
Policy
Joint InnOBreed and Liveseeding survey
What are the LiveSeeding and InnOBreed projects? The LIVESEEDING project aims to foster the growth of the organic sector and transition towards more sustainable local food systems by delivering high quality organic seed of diverse cultivars adjusted to organic farming...
(Belated) news on the EU Council’s decision on PRM rules
Last December the EU Council voted to begin negotiations on new rules for PRM. IFOAM and ARCHE NOAH warn of the risks these changes bring for farmer’s rights and food sovereignty.
EU Agriculture Ministers Restrict Farmers’ Rights
ARCHE NOAH warns: Council position hands more power to seed industry! An effective ban on the work of small cereal breeders, prohibitions on farmer seed exchange, and a bureaucratic nightmare for local seed producers. Today’s General Approach on the proposed new EU Seed Law adopted by the Council of Agriculture Ministers threatens agrobiodiversity and plays into the hands of the agrochemical lobby.
New paper on consequences of deregulation on the seed sector
Our colleagues at IG Saatgut have shared with us a summary of their latest position paper on NGTs. You can find the summary paper in this post.
Patent-free zone for classical plant breeding in Europe!
No Patents on Seeds! has recently published a report with a proposal to amend the law to breeders’ access to biological material. We share the report here.
Farmer-Managed Seed Systems in Tanzania: Workshop report
The report and policy brief from the workshop “Creating Space for Farmers’ Seeds in Seed Regulations – Capitalizing International Learnings and Identifying Options for Tanzania” are now available. We share them here.
CGRFA-20: Session Outcomes
We share a summary of the outcomes from the 20th Regular Session of the FAO’s Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
The Seed Policy Dialogue is now available in Spanish!
Download the ” Politica de semillas de la UE”
Defend farmers’ seed rights – reach out to EU lawmakers!
The EU Commission’s proposed seed law is a threat to farmers’ right to seeds and biodiversity in the EU. European agriculture ministers and the EU parliament must be convinced to protect farmers rights and defend the conservation and sustainable use of local varieties.
