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| FARMERS' RIGHTS IN
ITPGRFA: The Fourth Session of the Governing Body: proceedings on Farmers' Rights Statements in the plenary by organizations The Via Campesina presented a statement, which can be viewed here, recommending the Governing Body to convene regional workshops with the active participation of farmers and to develop voluntary guidelines for the realization of Farmers' Rights. A coalition of civil society organizations present at GB4 presented a statement, which can be viewed here, recommending the Governing Body to develop guidelines on the implementation of Articles 9 and 6; to develop country reports to be reviewed by the Governing Body; to develop periodic state of the world's farmers reports; to improve farmers' participation in the work of the Governing Body, using the FAO Committee on World Food Security as a template; and to develop a funding window for in situ conservation. UPOV presented a statement in which the membership situation of the organization and its relation with the ITPGRFA was highlighted. It stressed the fundamental importance of plant breeding to the conservation and sustainable use of crop genetic resources and that under UPOV, crop varieties can be freely used for further breeding and explaining the UPOV 'farmers' privilege'. The mutual supportiveness of the UPOV and the ITPGRFA was emphasized. Finally, the International Seed Federation (ISF) made a statement, supporting benefit sharing that respects intellectual property rights. See also the IFS statement on Farmers' Rights. The Chair of the Governing Body, Mrs Cosima Huffler, summarized the discussion and proposed that an informal working group should meet the same evening under the leadership of Malaysia, to develop a draft resolution text based on the input from the plenary. This was agreed on by the plenary. Read about the proceedings of the discussions on Farmers' Rights at the Fourth Session of the Governing Body:  Introduction to
the agenda item by the Secretary of the ITPGRFA Presentation of the 2010
Global Consultations by Dr. Kassahun Embaye, Ethiopia Statements in
the plenary by Contracting Parties Statements in the plenary
by organizations
Informal and formal discussions leading
to the final decisionsRelevant links and documents:
Resolution
6/2011 on Farmers' Rights
Resolution
7/2011 on sustainable use
All documents for
the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA
IT/GB-4/11/16
- Implementation of Article 9, Farmers' Rights
IT/GB-4/11/Inf.6
- Compilation of views and experiences on the Implementation of Farmer's Rights
submitted by Contracting Parties and relevant organizations IT/GB-4/11/Circ.1 - Input paper
from the Global Consultations (English) IT/GB-4/11/Circ.1
- Input Paper from the Global Consultations (Spanish)
IT/GB-4/11/Circ.1
- Input Paper from the Global Consultations (French) Speech to the Governing
Body by Dr. Kassahun Embaye, Ethiopia Report from the 2010
Global Consultations
Report from phase one of the 2010 Global
ConsultationsPages 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 on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture New
resolution on Farmers' Rights under the Plant Treaty Little progress on sustainable
use at the Third Session of the Plant Treaty Global Consultations on Farmers'
Rights The Fourth Session
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