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What are Farmers' Rights
(FR)? This website is about Farmers' Rights (FR) as
they are addressed in the International
Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Farmers' Rights
are basically about enabling farmers to continue their work as stewards and
innovators of agricultural biodiversity, and about recognizing and rewarding
them for their contribution to the global pool of genetic resources.
Thus, Farmers' Rights are critical to ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture and consequently for food security – today and in the future. Farmers' Rights are also a central means in the fight against rural poverty in developing countries. More > About this website  This website has been developed as a
tool for decision makers, practitioners, and others involved in the realization
of Farmers' Rights. It is also intended as an information source for
researchers and other interested individuals.Here you will find information on the history, legal status and contents of Farmers' Rights, on the state of implementation of these rights, and a comprehensive database on legislation and policies. You will find concrete recommendations on how to go about implementing Farmers' Rights in your own country, with examples of success stories from all over the world. Furthermore, the website contains overviews of literature and organizations related to Farmers' Rights, a calendar of coming events, and answers to 'frequently asked questions' (FAQ). The website was originally created in 2008 as part of the Farmers' Rights Project of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), with financial support of the sectorial GTZ project People, Food and Biodversity which is implemented on behalf of the German BMZ. Since the beginning of 2015, responsibility for maintaining and updating the website has been taken over by Oikos - Organic Norway. |
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Website last updated 14 October 2015