Latest Farmer Seed Systems Resources
13 August 2025
MLS of ABS under ITPGRFA threatens farmer seed and national sovereignty: Letter to African negotiators
Click here for the French version. The African Centre for Biodiversity is appealing to civil society in Africa, and in particular, farmers’ organisations, to please sign onto our letter to African government officials who will be negotiating on proposals to amend the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty) at […]
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27 August 2021
Guidelines for the Harmonisation of Seed Regulatory Frameworks in Africa: Call for African social movements to block the validation meeting
The African Union (AU) has embarked on a mission towards harmonising seed regulatory frameworks across the continent, beginning with the establishment of a set of Guidelines on seed law harmonisation. The African Centre for Biodiversity, along with other civil society organisations and farmers’ associations from Africa, have actively engaged in the development of these Guidelines. […]
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