Seed laws often overlook the vital role of farmer-managed seed systems (FMSS), sidelining smallholder farmers and their locally adapted varieties, which don’t meet formal criteria.

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.

Afrikaans | English | French | Portuguese | Shona | Swahili | Xhosa | Zulu

Read the first fact sheet here.