Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52).
Presentation on EU and international policy frameworks for community seed banks, covering access to germplasm, EU seed/PRM rules, DUS/VCU, heterogeneous materials, benefit-sharing and practical implications for CSB governance and sustainability.
While an improvement on the EU Commission’s draft, the EU Parliament resolutions to be put into law still fail to support agrobiodiversity conservation. But there is still time for EU Member States to act.
FAO released the report and resolutions of the tenth session of the governing body of the ITPGRFA
A new resource on Farmers’ Rights and ITPGRFA is available online
How is the public made aware of the diversity of crops in a way that affects everyday behaviour, for example when shopping? Four experts and a range of workshops will try to answer the question and inspire action.
FAO announced a Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights will be held in New Dehli in September 2023
The Geneva Academy, together with policy research think thank The South Center, Swissaid and CROPS4HD, released a new report on UPOV and UNDROP by the title: The Right To Seeds In Africa.
FAO is organising this webinar as a follow-up from the First International Multi-stakeholder Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Technical Consultation on in situ conservation and on-farm management of PGRFA held two years ago, It will...
This public webinar is organised by the Global Coalition of Open-Source Seed Initiatives (GOSSI) as a debriefing from GB9 and in preparation for upcoming events: the Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights and GB10. Coordinated by Ms Shalini Bhutani (India) and Mr...
The Governing Body is convened under the provisions of Article 19 of the International Treaty and is open to all Contracting Parties and to observers. Read the outcomes of the 9th Session.
