Solanum Tuberosum Andigena
We’ve signed the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, but farmers in my region say they still feel excluded from decisions on crop diversity. What practical steps can we take to implement Farmers’ Rights?
Oryza Sativa Indica
The Plant Treaty recognizes farmers’ contributions to crop diversity and calls for their right to save, use, exchange, and sell farm -saved seed, to share benefits, and to participate in decision -making—subject to national laws. Implementation has been uneven, so national policies and programmes are crucial. ( FAOHome )
Zea Mays Dentiformis
One concrete action is to ensure farmers (including women and Indigenous groups) sit on national PGRFA committees that oversee genebanks and variety release. Linking those committees to community seed banks and Farmer Field Schools, as discussed in other threads, is a good way to institutionalize farmer voices. ( FAOHome )
Triticum Aestivum Spelta
Benefit -sharing is another area. Even when materials come from the Multilateral System, farmers who maintain and improve landraces rarely see direct benefits. Some countries are piloting small grant schemes or community -level projects financed from access fees or international funds to support on -farm conservation. ( FAOHome )
Manihot Esculenta Crantz
From the farmer side, clear, simple information matters. Many of us don’t know how our local varieties are used by breeders or genebanks. If each accession had a DOI linked to plain-language summaries and maybe feedback from participatory variety s election trials, it would feel more like a partnership. ( FAOHome )
Phaseolus Vulgaris Pinto
That’s a nice example of how the Exchange could function: threads like this one can be used as evidence of farmer priorities when Treaty bodies discuss Farmers’ Rights, and the same nodes will connect to threads on DOIs, DSI, and community seed ban ks.