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    66) 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

    67) 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

    68) 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

    69) 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

    70) Plant variety protection & UPOV 1991 in the European Union’s Trade Policy: Rationale, effects & state of play

    This research paper aims to identify the extent of the offensive efforts carried out by the European Union (“EU”) in the trade policy pursued by European Commission officials around the globe, advo­cating the adoption of formalised and strong plant variety protection in trade partners’ national...

    Category: Miscellaneous

    Regions: Europe

    Publication year: 2021