📢Did you know ? Loss of control over the seed systems is a gateway to loss of seed sovereignty creating a dependency syndrome. #United4Biodiversity

📢Did you know ? UPOV 91 restricts farmers from using and exchanging seeds, which can limit their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions and maintain crop diversity. #United4Biodiversity

Did you know ? Farmer Managed Seed Systems are essential for the management and conservation of agricultural biodiversity. #United4Biodiversity

Did you know ? Over 80% of the farmers rely on the Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) for sustainable food production and livelihood. #United4Biodiversity

Did you know ? Farmer-managed seed systems and the conservation of biodiversity are increasingly recognized as important components of food and seed sovereignty. #United4Biodiversity

Did you know? The Farmer Managed Seed System (FMSS)is an approach that empowers farmers to manage their own seed systems, promoting self-reliance, crop diversity, and local adaptation. #United4Biodiversity

Did you know? Seed sovereignty refers to the rights of farmers to have control over their own seeds and the ability to save, breed, exchange, replant, and sell them as they see fit. #United4Biodiversity

Did you know? African food and seed systems are strongly rooted in the diversity and richness of local cultures, ecologies, knowledges, and values. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs & Communications Manager: We need to continue advocating for an inclusive Intellectual Property Rights system that responds to the needs of all countries and communities and confront IPRs in the seed sector. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs & Communications Manager: We need to have a debate around which kind of agriculture model we want. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs & Communications Manager: We need a socially just and equitable seed system, and Farmers Managed Seed Systems are the answer. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs & Communications Manager: The interests of corporations & farmers' rights over seeds are in conflict. Corporations seek control over seed markets & push for strong IP laws to protect their patents & restrict access to genetic resources. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs and Communications Manager: Hybrid seeds may be pushed onto our farmers, but it is the indigenous seeds that truly meet our food security and cultural needs. Prioritize what is natural and sustainable. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs and Communications Manager: For years, SEATINI has advocated for policies that recognize and protect farmers' rights to seed, seed and food sovereignty and protection of biodiversity. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs and Communications Manager: When seeds become private property, it’s the farmers who lose. Nature is free, and so should our seeds be. Let's protect our indigenous seeds for food security. #United4Biodiversity

.Herbert Kafeero, Programs & Communications Manager: Regional seed harmonization across Africa is advancing, but corporate interests continue to overshadow farmers' rights. We must refocus on protecting those who feed us. Listen in here x.com/i/spaces/1DXxy…… #United4Biodiversity

Happening Now! Our Programs and Communication Manager, Herbert Kafeero along with other key speakers are being hosted on an X spaces discussion focusing on Seed Management Systems in Africa. Listen in here x.com/i/spaces/1DXxy… #United4Biodiversity

Farmer seed managed systems need a protective policy as the seed suppliers cannot meet the required seeds for not even one season #united4biodiversity

Farmer managed seed system is the solution to food insecurities in EA. Full article through the link: linkedin.com/pulse/struggle… Venter Mwongera, Ph.D Sulemana Abudulai Fassil Gebeyehu BIBA Kenya SEATINI UGANDA PELUM Kenya #United4Biodiversity

📕Publication Alert Over 80% of farmers rely on Farmer Managed Seed Systems for crop production. This publication examines implications of various policy frameworks on seed systems & indigenous seed practices within the EAC. Read here bit.ly/4diJXHa #United4Biodiversity