The Farmers' Rights Project – Background Study 8: Farmers' Rights in Peru: Farmers' Perspectives
The realization of Farmers’ Rights is crucial to the maintenance of Peru’s rich agro-biodiversity and for poverty alleviation. This report presents the perceptions and experiences of 180 farmers from various regions of the Peruvian Andes on issues related to Farmers’ Rights as they are addressed in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Topic(s)
Sustaining local crop diversity, Policy for sustainable use
Subject area(s)
Policy development, Promoting local crop diversity, Strengthening seed systems
Subject category(ies)
Community seed banks, Farmers' Rights, Improving the knowledge base for local crop diversity, Raising awareness of local crop diversity value, Strategies and action plans
Publisher
Fridtjof Nansen Institute - FNI
Publication date
2008
DOI
Resource type
Case study, Publication or report
Resource format
PDF
Primary geographic focus
Latin America and the Caribbean
Open access
Yes