This Policy Brief is a result of a series of national and regional stakeholder consultations and a policy write shop on the establishment and maintenance of Open Source Seed Systems that ensure inclusivity of farmers and enhance freedom to develop, access, and use plant genetic materials. The brief is also based on results from research on seed networks and policy and legislative frameworks in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. The stakeholders recommend the following policy options for successful establishment and implementation of Open Source Seed Systems
A new review report concludes that seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries acknowle...
Climate change negatively affects farmers’ production systems and leads to loss of genetic diversity...
The report gives a summary of a policy workshop that was held in December 2019 to discuss the comple...
The synthesis report is part of a series of papers on Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) in A...
This brief examines how current seed policies and laws in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda affect smallho...
Bioversity International has established community seedbanks to enable farmers to have easy access t...
Farmers in Africa are facing unprecedented challenges to deal with changing and anomalous climates a...
Across East Africa, national seed policies and commercial seed enterprises have focused on increasin...
Given scarce resources for genetic resources evaluation networks and national breeding programs it m...
Agricultural production and food security of resource poor farmers is increasingly under a serious t...
In Uganda, climate change, homogenization of agriculture to single crops or varieties coupled with t...
Climate change poses an increasing threat to food and nutrition security of resource-poor farmers gl...
Climate change is already negatively affecting Sub Saharan African agriculture. One of the most effe...
This synthesis paper provides a summary of main findings on climate resilient seed systems and acces...
A new review report concludes that seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries acknowle...
Climate change negatively affects farmers’ production systems and leads to loss of genetic diversity...
The report gives a summary of a policy workshop that was held in December 2019 to discuss the comple...
The synthesis report is part of a series of papers on Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) in A...
This brief examines how current seed policies and laws in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda affect smallho...
Bioversity International has established community seedbanks to enable farmers to have easy access t...
Farmers in Africa are facing unprecedented challenges to deal with changing and anomalous climates a...
Across East Africa, national seed policies and commercial seed enterprises have focused on increasin...
Given scarce resources for genetic resources evaluation networks and national breeding programs it m...
Agricultural production and food security of resource poor farmers is increasingly under a serious t...
In Uganda, climate change, homogenization of agriculture to single crops or varieties coupled with t...
Climate change poses an increasing threat to food and nutrition security of resource-poor farmers gl...
Climate change is already negatively affecting Sub Saharan African agriculture. One of the most effe...
This synthesis paper provides a summary of main findings on climate resilient seed systems and acces...
A new review report concludes that seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries acknowle...
Climate change negatively affects farmers’ production systems and leads to loss of genetic diversity...
The report gives a summary of a policy workshop that was held in December 2019 to discuss the comple...