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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Seed security at the UN Food Systems Summit

In September 2021, the UN Secretary-General will convene a Food Systems Summit and a Pre-Summit is planned for the last week in July. In this connection, Norway has proposed the game-changing idea Putting farmers’ and indigenous peoples´ access to crop diversity first, in seed policy and practice for seed security. The proposal is a collaborative effort by Norwegian government agencies, research institutions and civil society organisations.
ThemePolicy Resources
CategoryStrategies and Action Plans
PublisherNorwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Publication year2021
RegionsEurope; Global
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typeMultimedia
Resource linkhttps://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/seed-security-at-the-un-food-systems-summit/id2865664/
KeywordsSeed system; Role of farmers and indigenous local communities; Seed laws and regulations; Agricultural biodiversity
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