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5 May 2017

Factsheet: Seed sovereignty for farmers

The fifth factsheet in this series look at what it means for a farmer to be seed sovereign. For the sixth factsheet in the series, click here.

5 May 2017

Factsheets: Seed from the commercial sector

This fourth factsheet in the series about Farmer Seed Systems looks at seeds from the commercial sector and its place in the seed system. English | French | Portuguese | Shona | Swahili To read the next factsheet, click here.

5 May 2017

Factsheets: Plant Variety Protection and protected variants

The third factsheet in this series looks at the legal protection given to a breeder who’s discovered a new plant variety. English | French | Portuguese | Shona | Swahili | Sotho | Zulu Click here for the next factsheet.

5 May 2017

Factsheets: Farmers’ Rights and the Seed Treaty

The second factsheet in this series takes a closer look at how the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has made an impact on farmers and farmers’ rights. English | French | Portuguese | Shona | Swahili For the next factsheet in the series, click here.

5 May 2017

Factsheets: Farmer Managed Seed Systems

In the first factsheet in this series we look at the farmer-managed seed system and unpack this age old practice. English | French | Portuguese | Shona | Swahili Click here for the next factsheet. Click here to find an introduction to GMOs.