First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights
Rome (Italy), 11/09/2018 - 14/09/2018
By Article 9 of the International Treaty”:
“Contracting Parties recognize the enormous contribution that the local and indigenous communities and farmers of all regions of the world, particularly those in the centres of origin and crop diversity, have made and will continue to make for the conservation and development of plant genetic resources which constitute the basis of food and agriculture production throughout the world ”.
At its Seventh Session, the Governing Body of the International Treaty, through Resolution 7/2017, decided to establish an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Farmers’ Rights to:
i. produce an inventory of national measures that may be adopted, best practices and lessons learned from the realization of Farmers’ Rights, as set out in Article 9 of the International Treaty; and
ii. based on the inventory, develop options for encouraging, guiding and promoting the realization of Farmers’ Rights as set out in Article 9 of the International Treaty.
The first meeting of the AHTEG was held at FAO headquarters (German Room), from 11 to 14 September 2018.
Overview of the Historical Developments and Discussion on Farmers' Rights
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Realization of Farmers’ Rights: Experiences, Lessons Learned and Best Practices
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IT/GB-8/AHTEG-FR-1/18/4-Annex/Rev.1
Realization of Farmers’ Rights: Experiences, Lessons Learned and Best Practices
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Options for encouraging, guiding and promoting the realization of Farmers’ Rights as set out in Article 9 of the International Treaty
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Compilation of Submissions of Contracting Parties and Stakeholders
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The Global Consultation on Farmers’ Rights: summary of presentations and discussions
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Results of the online survey conducted in 2016 to gather views and needs on the implementation of Farmers’ Rights
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Proceedings of the Symposium on Possible Interrelations between the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
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Resolution 07/2017. Implementation of Article 9, Farmers' Rights
Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights
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