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Practical Manual on the Right to Seeds in Europe - The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas and the Right to Seeds in Europe

Academy Briefind N°19 - The Practical Manual on the Right to Seeds in Europe focuses on the steps that the European Union (EU) and the EU Member States shall take, via the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas (UNDROP), to better protect the right to seeds in Europe.Targeting representatives of EU institutions and EU Member States, peasant organizations, seed networks, academics and experts from Europe, it discusses how UNDROP’s article 19, which recognizes the right to seeds, shall be taken into account in a future revision of EU rules on seeds, with concrete examples on the path forward.
ThemePolicy Resources
CategoryMiscellaneous
PublisherGeneva Academy
Publication year2021
RegionsEurope
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typeLearning materials
Resource linkhttps://geneva-academy.ch/joomlatools-files/docman-files/Briefing%2019.pdf
KeywordsSeed system; Seed laws and regulations; Role of farmers and indigenous local communities; Farmers’ Rights
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