 |
| Home |
|
| About FR |
|
| State of FR |
|
| Legislation database |
|
| How to realize FR |
|
| Best practices |
|
| FR internationally |
|
| Resources |
|
| The FR Project |
|
| Calendar |
|
| FAQ |
|
| Links |
|
| Sitemap |
|
| Contact |
|
| FARMERS' RIGHTS IN
ITPGRFA: Join the Global Consultations on Farmers' Rights! Global consultations are now being carried out on Farmers' Rights as addressed in Article 9 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, by e-mail. The background is a decision made by the Governing Body of the Plant Treaty at its third session (Resolution 6/2009). Here the Governing Body recalls the importance of fully implementing Farmers' Rights, and requests the Secretariat to convene regional workshops on Farmers' Rights to discuss relevant national experiences. The Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway is assisting the Secretariat in carrying out this task. Funding is limited, so we begin by carrying out consultations via e-mail, in order to involve as many stakeholders as possible, in all parts of the world. These e-mail consultations have been made possible thanks to support from SwedBio of Sweden and the Development Fund, Norway. We are still trying to raise the funds necessary to hold a consultation conference towards the end of the year, which will then be global, with regional components. The results of the global consultation process will be presented to the Governing Body of the Plant Treaty at its Fourth Session in 2011, as a basis for its deliberations on promoting the realization of Farmers' Rights at the national level. You can participate! We invite you to complete the questionnaire (find it here) and send it to us. Additionally, we would appreciate it if you could distribute this questionnaire to organizations and individuals who are engaged in plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and farmers' rights - in your own country and abroad. We would also be grateful if all those who are working with farmers take this opportunity to distribute the questionnaire among them, or to convene consultations with farmers to complete the questionnaire collectively, if appropriate, and then send it to us. The final deadline for submission of this questionnaire is 31 August 2010. Please e-mail the questionnaire to tow@fni.no or fax it to (+47) 67 11 19 10. We will publish the results of this e-mail based part of the consultation by the beginning of November 2010 in the form of a report, which will inter alia present the response region-wise. The report and further data and information will be made available on this website. Thank you for your help in making these important global consultations a success! For more information:  Resolution 6/2009 The Plant Treaty
About Farmers'
Rights Pages in this sub-section: FARMERS' RIGHTS IN ITPGRFA On the International
Treaty Central provisions on
Farmers' Rights Follow-up
in the Governing Body of the Treaty The Benefit-Sharing Fund of the
International Treaty New resolution on Farmers' Rights under the
International Treaty
Little progress on sustainable
use at the Third Session of the Plant Treaty Global Consultations on
Farmers' Rights |
Top
 |
In this
section:
Page last updated 7 July 2010