New Factsheet "Owning Seeds, Accessing Food" (English)
15. January 2015
The expansion of intellectual property rights on seeds might well restrict small-scale farmers’ practices of seed saving and exchange in the informal seed system, thus limiting access to protected seeds and putting farmers’ right to food at risk. A pioneering report presented those findings in October 2014. This factsheet illustrates the report's findings in a nutshell.
You may download the new factsheet below.
For the whole report "Owning Seeds, Accessing Food" click here.
http://issuu.com/erklaerungvbern/docs/factsheet_2015_01_db_hria_upov_en?e=3524425/10962815