Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Participation of farmers' associations in decision-making related to PGRFA in Spain

The Commission of the National Programme for the Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) was created in 2017. The aim of the Commission is to ensure coordination of actions of the different national administrations responsible for the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA. Among its members are representatives of the main professional agricultural organizations and farmers’ associations, which favors the participation of farmers in decision-making on national aspects relating to access, management, conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA in Spain.
Most relevant categories
  1. Farmers’ participation in decision-making at local, national and sub-regional, regional and international levels
Also relevant categories
  1. Facilitation of farmers’ access to a diversity of PGRFA through community seed banks, seed networks and other measures improving farmers’ choices of a wider diversity of PGRFA.
  2. Training, capacity development and public awareness creation
Institution/organizationGovernment organization
Provision of Art. 9 addressedArt. 9.1; Art. 9.2c
TypesAdministrative
CountriesSpain
RegionsEurope
KeywordsFarmers’ Rights; PGRFA; Sustainable use
Resource linkhttps://www.fao.org/3/ca8205en/ca8205en.pdf
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