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66) Options for National Governments to Support Farmer Seed Systems. The Cases of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
This brief examines how current seed policies and laws in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda affect smallholder farmers’ practices in terms of seed selection, saving, and storage; replanting or multiplication; sharing; improvement; and marketing. The examination is based on three measures: the degree of recognition...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2017
67) Report from the Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights
In response to a request made at the Ninth Session of the Governing Body, the Secretariat organized a Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights. The Global Symposium aimed to share experiences, innovative approaches, effective policies and best practices, and to promote learning between participants on implementing...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2023
68) Evaluation of FAO's contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Protection and fair share of genetic resources for food and agriculture
Genetic resources for food and agriculture are essential to global food production in the face of population and consumption growth and are the building blocks for developing new materials adapted to changing climates, environments and production demands. This study focuses on the links between FAO’s...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
69) An overview of the international regulatory frameworks that influence the conservation and use of underutilized plant species
"An overview of the international regulatory frameworks that influence the conservation and use of underutilized plant species" was prepared by the Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species (GFU), in cooperation with the Genetic Resources Policy Initiative (GRPI). This publication is an effort...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2008
70) Biodiversity Mainstreaming for Healthy & Sustainable Food Systems: A Toolkit to Support Incorporating Biodiversity into Policies and Programmes
The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Initiative (BFN Project) uses indigenous food biodiversity as a lens to address malnutrition, farmer livelihood resilience, and sustainability. Since 2012, the initiative has pioneered a cross-sectoral, partner-based approach to document and share information on...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2018