Nigeria’s National Assembly has rejected proposals to introduce food security as a fundamental right of citizens in the constitution. The Right to Food Bill, pending before the two chambers, has …
Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent: Strengthening Agro-Food Systems, Health and Social Protection Systems for the Acceleration of Human, Social and Economic Capital Development. …
Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the African Union Commission Addis Ababa, 2021 Executive Summary The Framework for Boosting Intra-African Trade in Agricultural …
The next WIPO Conversation, entitled “Frontier technologies and IP administration – learning from each other”, will take place on 5 and 6 April 2022. As the world becomes more …
The Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project in Africa (AfrIPI), in partnership with the Africa International Trade and Commerce Research (AITCR) and the IP First Group, hosted the “National …
On 6 February 2022, during the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, the African Union recognised the African Development Bank Group’s African Leaders for Nutrition Initiative, for its …
Plant Variety Protection Act 2021. See sample direct excerpts below. Explanatory Memorandum This Act protects plant varieties, encourages investment in plant breeding and crop variety development and establishes a …
In January 2022, the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds Registration and Release Committee (NVRC) released 49 high-yielding crop varieties of 11 crops submitted for registration and release by …
African Union Commission Executive Summary The report covers eight components. I) Collection and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources. This section provides an overview of the international policy environment for …
In partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and Riby, Nourishing Africa is launching the Youth in Agri-Food Export Development Program (YAEDP), a six-month program designed to develop the …
