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Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa

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Title Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
 
Creator Vernooy, Ronnie
Adokorach, Joyce
Kimani, Dominic
Marwa, Anna
Mayoyo, Alfios
Nyadanu, Daniel
 
Subject genetic resources conservation
seed systems
smallholders-smallholder farmers
conservación de recursos genéticos
sistemas de semillas
pequeños agricultores
 
Description The main finding of this review report of seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries is that, although in most countries there is some form of acknowledgment that farmer-managed seed systems exist, there are not many positive results related to recognition of and concrete support for farmer-managed seed systems (policy, legal, technical, operational, and financial support). Much remains to be done to promote and support the use of diverse genetic resources for climate change adaptation, e.g., through the strengthening of national and (sub)regional collaboration on integrated seed sector development and more support for farmer-managed seed system activities, such as community seed banking and local seed business development. Inspiring examples of new practices can be found in many countries, spearheaded by civil society and in a few cases supported by governments, which can serve as examples to inform and reform existing seed (related) policies and laws.
 
Date 2023-01-27
2023-02-09T09:44:52Z
2023-02-09T09:44:52Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier Vernooy, R.; Adokorach, J.; Kimani, D.; Marwa, A.; Mayoyo, A.; Nyadanu, D. (2023) Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128579
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf