📢👉For those attending @planttreaty #GB10 in Rome, do come to our side event on 👨‍🌾farmer variety registration 👩‍🌾,in Ethiopia Room, tonight 18:15-19:30! 🌱@BiovIntCIAT_eng @OxfamUganda @ESAFFUG @pelum_uganda @IPCSovereignty @SeedNL @IGG_NL @ZAAB_org @mitchnan @Seedsavers_KE

At the @nfp_sdg2 World Food Day event Oct 12 in the Netherlands, we kicked off @SeedNL’s podcast series with a podcast discussing farmer rights vs plant breeder rights! @TeshomeHunduma @EuroseedsEU Read @oxfamnovib’s position paper here: sdhsprogram.org/document/rec…

To explore how farmers and CSOs harness #seeds from national and int'l genebanks & to learn from case studies of joint efforts to enhance local production systems & community diversity management, an exciting webinar was held this morning by @oxfamnovib, @CGIAR, and @CtdtZimbabwe

📢This Thursday, Sept 7, @oxfamnovib, @CGIAR and @CtdtZimbabwe organize a webinar (2x: Eng/Fr and Eng/Spa) on 'Improving smallholder farmers’ and NGOs’ access to genebank materials'.👩🏾‍🌾👨🏾‍🌾🌽🫘🥔🌾Register here: cgiar.org/news-events/event/…

@NoPatentsOnSeed handed over their report on alarming patents trends to the European Patent Office in The Hague. We co-hosted a session, inviting members of parliament to hear Dutch breeders & farmers. This trend affects all farmers, in the Global South too!

We now highlight to Hellen Akello's journey for #8MarchWomensDay In #Uganda, while women make the majority of the #agriculture workforce, they are not involved in decision making. Thanks to @ESAFFUG ➡️Read Hellen's journey: sdhsprogram.org/hellens_jour…

We publish Rheka's journey of resilience to mark #8MarchWomensDay SD=HS works with partners and farmers towards an equal world, where women have opportunities to grow, learn and be independent. ➡️Rheka's journey: rb.gy/rde0if #seeds #biodiversity #farmersrights

Day 2 of #Smallholder engagement in #SeedSystems course developed by @WUR @oxfamnovib @UniNMBU with colleagues bringing cases/experiences from Zambia, Uganda, Nepal and China. @pbr_wur @CtdtZimbabwe @ZAAB_org @ESAFFUG @pelum_uganda @libirdnepal shorturl.at/hqGP2 #seeds

Two weeks ago, during our SD=HS learning session on Gender Equality, colleagues at @ESAFFUG showed this video of the smallholder farmers they work with. Watch the video to see the change: youtu.be/ADhyz58RSGI #Genderequality #inclusion #SDHS #farmersatthecenter #resilience

We need continued and deepened collaboration with government agencies and research centres to strengthen and appreciate the role of farmers as guardians of #agrobiodiversity! #localcrops🌱@santok @libirdnepal #gb9 @planttreaty

Stakeholder collaboration 🤝 and understanding of farmers’ practices, challenges and preferences are key to come to new arrangements facilitating the registration of farmer varieties 🌱🤝#GB9 @planttreaty #agrobiodiversity @libirdnepal @santok