Farmers' Rights in the International Treaty on PGRFA

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Type

Self-Paced

Duration

3 hours

Fee

Free

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Overview

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture addresses the issue of Farmers’ Rights in Article 9, and in its Preamble. The International Treaty advises Contracting Parties to protect and promote Farmers’ Rights in accordance with national laws.

This course examines its origins and treatment in the International Treaty and presents somepractical activities for the realization of Farmers’ Rights.

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Modules

Unit 1 – Introduction to Farmers' Rights
Unit 2 – Farmers' Rights in the context of the International Treaty
Unit 3 – Implementing Farmers' Rights

Host

InforMEA

The E-learning section of the UN Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (InforMEA). It offers dozens of completely free and self-paced courses on international environmental law and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).

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