Philip Seufert, the Natural Resources coordinator at FIAN International, discusses farmers rights within the context of farmers’ seed systems. He emphasises the importance of protecting farmers seed systems as …
Mr Godfrey Mwila, the Deputy Director – Technical Services, at the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Republic of Zambia, discusses his involvement in the farmers’ rights negotiations, the farmers rights …
Food safety, the absence of -or safe, acceptable levels of- hazards in food that may harm the health of consumers. The theme of this year’s inaugural World Food Safety Day …
Dr Rakesh Chandra Agrawal, the Registrar General of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority in India, discusses his country’s seminal Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ …
The Second Meeting of the Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights (Expert Group) held from 20 to 23 May at the Food and Agriculture Organisation Headquarters in Rome, …
The theme for the 2019 International Day for Biological Diversity is: ‘Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health’ (see last year’s theme here). The 2019 theme highlights the interconnectedness of …
Titilayo Adebola *Originally published by afronomicslaw on 18 April 2019 as apart of its Symposium on Plant Variety Protection and Traditional Knowledge in Africa. Unlike its West African neighbour, …
On 28 July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution A/RES/64/292, declared safe and clean drinking water a human right. The human right to water entitles everyone, without discrimination, …
On 21 March every year, the United Nations raises awareness of the importance of forests. The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/67/200 on 21 December 2012, which named …
Professor James Gathii, Professor of Law and Wing-Tat Lee Chair in International Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, discusses his research and publication choices as well as Africa’s engagement …
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