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FARMER-MANAGED SEED SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY SEED BANKS AND FARMERS’ RIGHTS – A SYNTHESIS
Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights, New Delhi, 12–15 September 2023 This synthesis note by Regine Andersen (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) summarizes current knowledge on farmer-managed seed systems (FMSS), the role of community seed banks (CSBs), and how realizing...
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
A/HRC/RES/39/12 (Human Rights Council, Thirty-ninth session, 10–28 September 2018) This United Nations declaration, adopted by the Human Rights Council in resolution A/HRC/RES/39/12 on 28 September 2018, establishes a set of human rights specifically for peasants and...
80 percent of European citizens say NO to patents on seeds
No Patents on Seeds! publishes a representative survey conducted in five EU member states France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland surveyed. Results clearly show that around 80 percent of EU citizens reject the idea of granting patents on living organisms,...
Don’t waste your effort! How to ensure a good quality of your seeds
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Practical workshop on on‑farm vegetable seed quality: harvesting, drying, cleaning, testing and storage, with tips on equipment, humidity control, labelling and seed‑stock management.
Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign: defend transparency in food labelling
A Europe-wide campaign is calling on citizens and organisations to defend transparency in food labelling. The Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign warns that EU labels may soon no longer indicate whether food contains altered DNA, and invites people across Europe to take action, contact MEPs, and share the campaign materials widely.
Read the latest newsletter of the Buzuruna Juzuruna network!
The 2025-2026 newsletter of the Buzuruna Juzuruna network is out! A short excerpt of the content: news from the region Ancient Cereals Festival farm work and experiments seed and seedling distribution campaigns news on training and education news from the HoBob...
Toolkit to foster multi-actor research on agrobiodiversity
Practical toolkit from Diversifood with building blocks, case examples and methods to run multi-actor participatory plant breeding projects that boost on-farm agrobiodiversity.
Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign: defend transparency in food labelling
A Europe-wide campaign is calling on citizens and organisations to defend transparency in food labelling. The Blacked-Out Ingredients campaign warns that EU labels may soon no longer indicate whether food contains altered DNA, and invites people across Europe to take action, contact MEPs, and share the campaign materials widely.
How can municipalities help defend seed diversity in Europe?
How can municipalities help defend seed diversity in Europe? A recent initiative from the Red de Municipios por la Agroecología (RMAe) offers a strong example!
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