Seed laws were developed by governments and industry and are used as instruments to replace and undermine the farmer-managed seed system.

Learn more about these and other topics in the factsheets produced by the ACB for smallholder farmers in Africa. The materials are available in several languages and cover a range of topics dealing with seed and plant variety protection laws.

WHAT IS A SEED LAW?

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