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Joining efforts to develop capacity for the full implementation of
Farmers’ Rights: the Joint Capacity Building
Programme
Juanita Chaves Posada
Vienna, Austria
24 October, 2016
CONTENT
• Background
• Objectives
• Beneficiaries
• Activities
• Partners
BACKGROUND
Programme of Work Sustainable Use of PGRFA: Training and capacity building on Famers’ Rights and SU (supporting initiative)
BACKGROUND
Unawareness of Farmers’ Rights
Misunderstanding
Lack of knowledge on how to implement
Few information
BACKGROUND
Facilitate support in building capacity for the implementation of Farmers’ Rights (Resolution 8 GB5)
BACKGROUND
Assistance from appropriate sources in the provision of financial and technical support (Resolution 6 GB4)
BACKGROUND
Capacity building support should be available to CP to enable an effective implementation of the ITPGRFA (Business Plan GB5)
Goal 1: The Secretary will develop partnerships with FAO units, international institutions and
organizations
BACKGROUND
The Governing Body request the Secretary, subject to the availability of financial resources, to launch and implement a Joint Capacity Building Programme with GFAR and other relevant organizations on Farmers’ Rights (Resolution 5 GB6)
OBJECTIVES
• Enhance consensus and promote dialogue
• Increase awareness on the value of informal seed systems
• Increase awareness on the role of rural women
• Upscale lessons learned and success stories
• Promote and strengthen networks
• Mobilize resources
• Promote policies and legal instruments
• Promote the co-existence of the informal and formal seed systems
BENEFICIARIES
• Farmers and specially smallholder farmers
• Decision makers
• Academia
• Private sector
• Researchers
• Civil society
ACTIVITIES
National Meetings on Farmers’ Rights
Malawi
Honduras
Guatemala
Costa Rica
ACTIVITIES
Capacity Building Materials
ACTIVITIES
Public awareness
ACTIVITIES
Legal support
• Voluntary Guide for National Seed Policy Formulation
• Exchange information/adopted or drafted national legislation
• Technical studies
… THROUGH JOINT ACTIONS
CURRENTLY AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE…
• Farmers’ Rights included in projects funded by the SGP of GEF
• Interest including Farmers’ Rights within GIAHS initiative
http://www.gfar.net/our-work/partnerships-impact-0
THANK YOU VERY MUCH