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.
ITPGRFA
FAO Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights
FAO announced a Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights will be held in New Dehli in September 2023
Report “The Right to Seeds in Africa” published
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.
Wild PGRFA: their Conservation and Use
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...
The Seed Treaty (ITPGRFA) debriefing from GB9
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...
FAO 10th Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA
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.
ITPGRFA: Outcomes of 9th Session of the Governing Body
The final Report and seventeen Resolutions of the 9th Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA are now published in all official languages.
Updates from the FAO Treaty about the Art. 6 (sustainable use) and 9 (Farmers’ Rights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR8w82fWrFM Overview Module objectives In this workshop will update about the last session of the Governing Body of the FAO Treaty and the outcomes of the two working groups on art. 6 and 9 that worked in 2018 and 2019. This can help...
Farmers’ rights in practice: contributions of community seed banks
Based on empirical evidence from 16 countries, a new article addresses the question of how community seed banks contribute to the establishment of the farmers’ rights, as defined by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture...
