Our colleagues at Rete Semi Rurali (RSR) have shared with us a research article for which Riccardo Bocci of RSR is one of the authors.

The authors analyse the strategies of different Open Source Seed models – that is, initiatives that apply open source and copyleft principles to seed systems – to face the current legal and financial paradigms.

The findings show that Open Source Seed models operate in three dimensions:

• Geographical dimension, by connecting local and international efforts to enhance cultivated diversity and seed rights.
• Temporal dimension, by acting now, within the current legal context, while contributing to the long term transformation of seed governance.
• Virtual dimension, through its capacity to be applied in both physical and digital realms.

You can find the reading attached to this post. Enjoy!!