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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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    The Inventory

    This online version of the Inventory presents, for each measure, the title and a brief description with information on implementing organization(s), start year, objectives, core elements, key outcomes, and, if applicable, lessons learned. It thus allows users to quickly identify those examples that may be of interest to them. A hyperlink to the original submission is provided, which includes additional information, such as on the history and context of the presented measure, challenges encountered, or target groups reached. In this way, users can get a more comprehensive idea of the measure in question and the specific context for which it was developed.
     
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    206) Promotion of agrodiverse peasant farms

    Cotacachi is a high Andean area considered as an important center of agrobiodiversity. In addition, it is an area with wide cultural and ethnic diversity. The inhabitants of indigenous communities have as their main economic activity peasant family agriculture, which is led by women, and this is the source of food and economic income for the family. Since 2001, the Union of Peasant and Indigenous Organizations of Cotacachi, Ecuador in collaboration with the Community Organization of Andean Women of Cotacachi have carried out the following objectives: promote a diversified agricultural production in accordance with the ecological, social and cultural conditions of the indigenous peasant communities; restitution of seeds at risk and with important characteristics for production; guarantee, as a priority, the production of food for the families' own consumption; generate complementary economic income for families, especially women; conserve native agrobiodiversity; preserve traditional knowledge; and train in agroecological management of farms, through the exchange of knowledge from farmer to farmer. Key components include: the promotion of peasant farms involves agriculture, livestock, water management, production of bio-inputs, agroforestry practices, training and knowledge exchange. This project has led to more peasant communities practicing diverse farming system, and an increase in family income by 20 percent.

    Category: 5.In-situ/on farm conservation and management of PGRFA, such as social and cultural measures, community biodiversity management and conservation sites

    Type of measure/practice: Technical

    207) Representation of farmers in the advisory boards of relevant institutions

    In the Netherlands, farmers and farmer organizations have multiple ways to participate and influence the development of policy and decision-making processes. As agriculture is heavily dependent on high quality of seeds and propagating material, farmers and farmer organizations play an important role in the development and implementation of policy. Farmers are represented in the advisory board of the national Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN), the advisory boards of the inspection services NAK (focusing on agricultural crops), Naktuinbouw (focusing on horticultural plants) and BKD (focusing on flower bulbs) as well as advisory boards of relevant research projects.

    Category: 8.Farmers’ participation in decision-making at local, national and sub-regional, regional and international levels

    Type of measure/practice: Technical; Administrative

    208) Applying an innovation-system approach in rice value-chain analysis and development for competitive markets in Nigeria

    The Federal Government of Nigeria has put in place policies to reduce rice imports and increase domestic production. To be successful, this policy must be accompanied by investments in the local rice sector, including through research and innovation. Main objectives of the current research are to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the rice value chain in Nigeria through implementation of an innovation systems model. AfricaRice and its national partners have started implementing the rice value chain development component in the Middle Rima Valley Irrigation Scheme (MRVIS) in Goronyo, Sokoto State of Nigeria, since 2018. Key components include creating linkages between rice value-chain actors; understanding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the rice economy in MRVIS; identification of 1-2 high-yielding, processor- and consumer-preferred rice varieties; and installation of a rice-processing facility for the Goronyo Rice Innovation Platform (GRIP) that will help develop quality products and services for the market. Expected outcomes include increased productivity and quality of paddy rice in the target area and training of youth groups to become part of the innovation platform by providing services around the use of innovative technologies. Furthermore, rice husks will be used as fuel for household cooking.

    Category: 3.Approaches to encourage income-generating activities to support farmers’ conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA

    Type of measure/practice: Technical

    209) Public procurement of farmers’ seed varieties for food programmes

    Articulação do Semi-árido (ASA) Brasileiro worked with Paraiba State government to recognize farmer’s seed, strengthen seed production and facilitate distribution at state level. Later, these activities were connected to national programmes on agroecology, family farming and food and nutrition security. The objectives were to conserve biodiversity; to encourage production and exchange of seeds of local varieties; and to promote food security and sustainable farming practices. In 2002, a state law was passed in Paraiba to allow direct transfer from the government to farmers; in 2005, the procurement of farmer varieties for distribution through the national Food Acquisition Programme (PAA) was initiated, which was later extended to national level. Procurement through the PAA included a pillar on seed purchase; in addition, seed production, quality control and seed fairs were supported by government agencies, including the public sector agricultural research agency Embrapa. The integration of traditional food crops and farmer varieties into public procurement programmes has helped to strengthen and diversify production of family farms and resulted in healthier diets. In 2011, the PAA was being implemented in about 40% of municipalities in Brazil, reaching 25,000 government and non-government organizations, with 15 million people benefiting from food distribution through the programme annually.

    Category: 3.Approaches to encourage income-generating activities to support farmers’ conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA

    Type of measure/practice: Technical; Administrative; Legal

    210) Establishing Community Seed Banks managed by Village Agricultural Committees in five villages of Sudan

    Through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) technical cooperation program, the State Ministries of Agriculture and Animal Resources of South, West and Central Darfur, together with local and international NGOs implemented a project aiming to restore and improve food security and livelihoods of vulnerable households in Darfur by enhancing crop production as well as livestock health and productivity; the project started in 2011 and targeted 22,300 households. Community Seed Banks were established in five villages and Village Agricultural Committees were set up and trained to manage the facilities. Thirty five tons of improved groundnut, sorghum and millet foundation seeds were provided to 2000 farmers for multiplication; altogether, 4800 farmers engaged in seed multiplication in all three states. Community Seed Banks facilitated the preservation and dissemination of improved seed varieties at village level in the longer term and improved food and livelihoods security of beneficiaries by increasing their access to quality seeds. Key lessons learned include that farmers benefitted from their enhanced capacities to save and exchange seed among each other.

    Category: 6.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.

    Type of measure/practice: Technical; Administrative