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Farmers' Rights

Educational Module on Farmers' rights

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 115 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109932-2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Farmers’ Rights under the International Treaty is the fifth in a series of educational modules being developed under the coordination of the Secretariat of the International Treaty to strengthen capacities for the effective implementation of the International Treaty among its stakeholder groups. The work on these training materials was officially welcomed by the Governing Body of the International Treaty at its fourth session. The educational modules are aimed at all stakeholder groups of the International Treaty, including policy makers and their staff, civil servants, gene bank staff, plant breeders, farmers’ organizations and other civil society organizations. They are also designed as information and awareness raising materials for the use of media, academia, prospective donors and other interested institutions.

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