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161) Seed Legislation in Europe and Crop Genetic Diversity
Seed legislation specifies the requirements that seed and other propagating material must fulfil to be marketed legally, and how this marketing may be conducted. Such legislation can have a great impact on the composition of the seed market, as well as on cultivation and breeding, not least as it has...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2015
162) Farmers' Rights under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act (PPV&FR Act) in India, seeks to address the rights of plant breeders and farmers on an equal footing. It affirms the necessity of recognizing and protecting the rights of farmers with respect to the contribution they make in conserving, improving...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Asia
Publication year: N/A
163) Recovering the cycle of wisdom: beacons of light toward the right to seeds – Guide for the Implementation of Farmers’ Rights
This guide aims to provide practical guidance for food producers’ organizations, civil society organizations as well as governments and public institutions about how to implement peasants’ and Indigenous Peoples’ rights to seeds in national and regional policy frameworks. Its objective is to provide...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
164) Landrace conservation strategy for the United Kingdom
The extent of loss of crop genetic diversity associated with the loss of landraces is difficult to quantify accurately, but we do know that both worldwide and in Europe there has been a massive loss of named landrace varieties that is thought to equate to a significant loss of crop genetic diversity....
Category: Strategies and Action Plans
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A
165) Guidelines For Developing a National Strategy for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Translating the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture into National Action
These guidelines shall assist countries to implement the Second GPA in harmony with other relevant national and international commitments. Cognizant of each country’s needs, capacities and constraints, national strategies for PGRFA should identify a national vision, goals and objectives, and the corresponding...
Category: Voluntary guidelines
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2015