Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa

The main finding of this review report of seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries is that, although in most countries there is some form of acknowledgment that farmer-managed seed systems exist, there are not many positive results related to recognition of and concrete support for f...

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Autores principales: Vernooy, Ronnie, Adokorach, Joyce, Kimani, Dominic, Marwa, Anna, Mayoyo, Alfios, Nyadanu, Daniel
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128579
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author Vernooy, Ronnie
Adokorach, Joyce
Kimani, Dominic
Marwa, Anna
Mayoyo, Alfios
Nyadanu, Daniel
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Kimani, Dominic
Marwa, Anna
Mayoyo, Alfios
Nyadanu, Daniel
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Adokorach, Joyce
Kimani, Dominic
Marwa, Anna
Mayoyo, Alfios
Nyadanu, Daniel
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description The main finding of this review report of seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries is that, although in most countries there is some form of acknowledgment that farmer-managed seed systems exist, there are not many positive results related to recognition of and concrete support for farmer-managed seed systems (policy, legal, technical, operational, and financial support). Much remains to be done to promote and support the use of diverse genetic resources for climate change adaptation, e.g., through the strengthening of national and (sub)regional collaboration on integrated seed sector development and more support for farmer-managed seed system activities, such as community seed banking and local seed business development. Inspiring examples of new practices can be found in many countries, spearheaded by civil society and in a few cases supported by governments, which can serve as examples to inform and reform existing seed (related) policies and laws.
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spelling CGSpace1285792025-11-05T12:14:37Z Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa Vernooy, Ronnie Adokorach, Joyce Kimani, Dominic Marwa, Anna Mayoyo, Alfios Nyadanu, Daniel genetic resources conservation seed systems smallholders-smallholder farmers conservación de recursos genéticos sistemas de semillas pequeños agricultores The main finding of this review report of seed (related) policies and laws in 14 African countries is that, although in most countries there is some form of acknowledgment that farmer-managed seed systems exist, there are not many positive results related to recognition of and concrete support for farmer-managed seed systems (policy, legal, technical, operational, and financial support). Much remains to be done to promote and support the use of diverse genetic resources for climate change adaptation, e.g., through the strengthening of national and (sub)regional collaboration on integrated seed sector development and more support for farmer-managed seed system activities, such as community seed banking and local seed business development. Inspiring examples of new practices can be found in many countries, spearheaded by civil society and in a few cases supported by governments, which can serve as examples to inform and reform existing seed (related) policies and laws. 2023-01-27 2023-02-09T09:44:52Z 2023-02-09T09:44:52Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128579 en Open Access application/pdf Vernooy, R.; Adokorach, J.; Kimani, D.; Marwa, A.; Mayoyo, A.; Nyadanu, D. (2023) Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa.
spellingShingle genetic resources conservation
seed systems
smallholders-smallholder farmers
conservación de recursos genéticos
sistemas de semillas
pequeños agricultores
Vernooy, Ronnie
Adokorach, Joyce
Kimani, Dominic
Marwa, Anna
Mayoyo, Alfios
Nyadanu, Daniel
Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
title Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
title_full Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
title_fullStr Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
title_short Policies, laws, and regulations in support of farmer-managed seed systems: still a long way to go. A review of 14 countries in Africa
title_sort policies laws and regulations in support of farmer managed seed systems still a long way to go a review of 14 countries in africa
topic genetic resources conservation
seed systems
smallholders-smallholder farmers
conservación de recursos genéticos
sistemas de semillas
pequeños agricultores
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128579
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