The African Centre for Biodiversity, the Network for a GE Free Latin America and JINUKUN – COPAGEN, on behalf of the organisers of a South – South dialogue on intellectual property (IP) and seed laws, want to bring to your attention the declaration that resulted from the Dialogue. This Dialogue was attended by several organisations and networks of farmers working on rural development, environment and agro-ecology issues from Latin America, Asia and Africa met in Durban _ South Africa between 27 and 29 November 2015.
18 February 2016
Open letter to UPOV and FAO on the new intellectual property and seed laws in Africa, Asia and Latin America
- Farmers’ rights, farmer seed systems under threat by Enhancement of Multilateral System of Access and Benefit Sharing under the ITPGRFA
- South Africa’s plant breeders’ rights laws undermine farmers’ rights to seed and lock out farmer-managed seed systems
- CVAB welcomes Burkina Faso’s decision to terminate “Target Malaria” project
- Historic turning point for South Africa’s Pesticide Policy Framework: Department of Agriculture hosts first-ever inclusive colloquium
- We don’t need genome editing to ensure Africa’s food sovereignty
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