Theme: Policy Environment
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Annual Report 2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly lower in 2022, with restrictions being gradually lifted and more teams and activities returning to “normal”. But the year was also marked by the war in Ukraine and a worldwide economic crisis, with inflation and disruptions to the global food supplies. This came on top of a […]
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Peru’s Vibrant Events: A Medley of Diverse Experiences
By Angel Villavicencio, Milagros Ysuhuaylas, Kelly Alvarez, Pavel Lozano (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam) Agrobiodiversity and Barter Fair – Paucará 2023 On July 20, the “First Agrobiodiversity and Barter Fair – Paucará 2023” was held in the province of Acobamba, in the Huancavelica, central highlands of Peru. Barter is an ancestral mechanism local communities […]
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Training Manual Agrobiodiversity and Farmers Rights
Foreword by Bharat Bhandari, Executive Director LI-BIRD Agricultural biodiversity, a subset of biological diversity, is the foundation of food and nutritional security. Smallholder farmers in developing countries are considered custodians of local agrobiodiversity who conserve, utilize, and maintain crop genetic diversity along with associated traditional knowledge and use cases. Changing climate coupled with other socio-economic […]
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SD=HS Newsletter | May 2023
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SD=HS Newsletter | April 2023
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Farmers’ Variety Registration System Workshop
From March 28th to March 30th, Catholic Relief Services’ S34D in collaboration with Oxfam Novib’s SD=HS hosted a Farmers’ Variety Registration System workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nearly 40 national and international seed experts were present, representing national research institutions, non-governmental organizations, USAID, and the Ethiopian government. S34D was honored to welcome distinguished guests Dr. […]
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SD=HS Newsletter | February 2023
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SD=HS Newsletter | January 2023
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Building Bridges between Practitioners and Academics
“It is one of the most interesting courses I ever took because it brought scholars and practitioners together and allowed them to interact with grassroots cases.” –Yiching Song, Farmer Seed Network in China This blog looks at the experience seven SD=HS colleagues who presented some of the case studied as ground for group work, to […]
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John Tigere on empowering farmers in Zimbabwe
“Nearly everyone in Zimbabwe is a farmer and even those in towns still have one or two beds of vegetables on their backyards.” John Tigere works with Community Technology Development Trust in Zimbabwe (CTDT). His focus is on farming as a family business and as such he works with Farmer Seeds Enterprises to facilitate the commercialization of […]
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“Stay rooted in the reality on the ground” Yiching Song’s advice to work on seed systems
“I am crazy about seeds, and I consider supporting farmers and farmers seed systems my life mission.” Since 2000, Yiching Song has been aiming to link farmer seed systems and the formal system. In 2013, she established the Farmers’ Seed Network in China (FSN) to work through Farmer Field Schools and engaged farmers through Community […]
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Breaking Barriers: Juliet Nangamba’s Journey
“It is fascinating to make the connections between climate change, seeds systems, food systems, livelihoods, women, land, and indigenous knowledge surrounding seeds, and how they impact aspects of culture, traditions and life.” Juliet Nangamba works as a programmes manager with Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT) Zambia. She focuses on seed and food systems projects and […]
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Reflections on COP15, COP27 and the launch of the Montreal Declaration
SD=HS work in China is lead by Farmers’ Seed Network, the team attended both COP15 and COP27 last months. They share their reflections on both events. By Xin Song, Yiching Song, Yufen Chuang COP 15 – Montreal, Canada, 7-19 December The COP15 had diverse issues, including more attention to agrobiodiversity and the first full-day “Food […]
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SD=HS in Peru newsletter | November 2022
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30 national and regional agricultural organizations and associations from 16 regions of Peru prepare proposal to amend General Seed Law
By Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) The Steering Group of Native Seeds (GRISEN), constituted by the main national and regional agrarian unions at the national level*, met with the Directorate of the National Agricultural Health Service of Peru (SENASA), as part of advocacy efforts in favor of seed […]
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30 organizaciones y gremios agrarios nacionales y regionales de 16 regiones del Perú elaboran propuesta de modificatoria de la Ley de General de Semillas N° 27262
Por Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) y Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam en Perú) El Grupo Impulsor de Semillas Nativas (GRISEN), constituido por los principales gremios agrarios nacionales y regionales a nivel nacional*, y, se reunió con la Dirección del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria del Perú (SENASA), como parte de sus acciones de incidencia a […]
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Campaign: “Our Seeds, Our Identity”
By Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) Our native and local seeds guarantee the survival of species, represent the origin of agricultural productivity and are used in various ways, directly and indirectly, in human and animal nutrition. In addition, they constitute a source of raw material for obtaining products […]
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Campaña: “Nuestras semillas, Nuestra identidad”
Por Angel Villavicencio, Saúl Povez (Fovida) and Ana Lucía Núñez (Oxfam in Peru) Nuestras semillas nativas y criollas garantizan la sobrevivencia de las especies, representan el origen de la productividad agraria y son utilizadas de diversas formas, directa e indirectamente, en la alimentación humana y animal. Además, constituyen una fuente de materia prima para la […]
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Many hands make better seeds
Why participatory and inclusive approaches to plant breeding are needed to help farmers adapt to climate change and safeguard world’s agrobiodiversity by Nout van der Vaart, Bram de Jonge and Frederik van Oudenhoven With the 27th climate summit just behind us, and the 15th biodiversity summit ahead – and with the first SeedNL Annual Event happening on […]
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How can UPOV make exceptions for smallholder farmers to freely use farm-saved seeds of protected varieties? An update
By Bram de Jonge, Seed Policy Advisor On 28th of October, the UPOV Council decided to continue with the “Working Group on Guidance Concerning Smallholder Farmers in Relation to Private and Non-Commercial Use” in 2023. This working group was established after years of lobbying by Oxfam and our collaborative work with the Dutch and European […]