International Planning Committee
for Food Sovereignty (IPC)
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Farmers’ Rights are at stake: a week of diplomatic fight in New Delhi
From the 19th to the 24th of September, the 9th meeting of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) – the binding international treaty defining the regulatory framework for agrobiodiversity – was held in New Delhi, India. ITPGRFA should be a tool for safeguarding farmers’ rights…
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IPC is in India to protect farmers’ rights from multinationals’ biopiracy
The IPC Working Group on Biodiversity is participating at the meeting of the governing body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) to continue the struggle to defend farmers rights over their seeds. The meeting will be held in New Delhi in India from today (17th of September) to…
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How much biodiversity will be available for future generations? IPC participation at the Governing Body of the International Seeds Treaty
All photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) participated massively to the eight session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), thanks to the presence of delegates from all regions of the world[1], and with the support of…
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The International Seed Treaty at a crossroad: who wants the collapse?
Picture by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis Report of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty on the continued Open Ended Working Group on the Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Participants for the IPC: Guy Kastler (representative for farmers’ organizations), Antonio Onorati (as Rome-based) and Stefano Mori…
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CSOs Latin American and Caribbean Consultation on the implementation of farmers’ rights to Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
The 40 participants representing farmers, indigenous, women and pastoralist organizations of the Regional Consultation of Latin America and the Caribbean on the Implementation of Farmers’ Rights coming from 13 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, meeting in Seberí, Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, between 17 and 20 of April, 2018 celebrated the opportunity to meet each other to continue weaving alliances, links and exchanges, strengthening our commitment to defend the seeds for Food Sovereignty.
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CSOs African Consultation on the implementation of farmers’ rights to Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
Download here the Final Report CSO African Consultation on the implementation of Farmers’ Rights CIFAN Nyéléni Village – Selingue, Mali From 17 to 20 July 2018 Introduction Forty participants, from 17 African countries, representing peasants, pastoralists, small-scale farmers, women organizations, NGOs and organizations active in food sovereignty, met from 17 to 20…
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CSOs Asian and Pacific Consultation on the implementation of farmers’ rights to Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
The following document is the result of the Regional Consultation held in Kediri, East Java (Indonesia) concerning the implementation of Article 9 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Consultation was attended by 40 participants representing peasants and other small-scale farmers, indigenous peoples and women from Asia and the…
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“DivSeek initiative” loses support of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Rome, 28 February 2017 The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the “Treaty”) wants to end its collaboration with DivSeek initiative. The Treaty played the role of facilitator in the Initiative. It used to be a guarantor for new members, and used to establish a perfect connection…
