SeedVault - Seed Portal of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - hosted by NordGen
▻https://www.nordgen.org/sgsv/index.php
SeedVault - Seed Portal of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault - hosted by NordGen
▻https://www.nordgen.org/sgsv/index.php
Tanzanian farmers are facing heavy prison sentences if they continue their traditional seed exchange | MO*
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In order to receive development assistance, Tanzania has to give Western agribusiness full freedom and give enclosed protection for patented seeds. “Eighty percent of the seeds are being shared and sold in an informal system between neighbors, friends and family. The new law criminalizes the practice in Tanzania,” says Michael Farrelly of TOAM, an organic farming movement in Tanzania.
#graines #semence #agriculture #accaparement #brevets
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Le Salvador abandonne le #RoundUp et connaît des récoltes records
En Amérique centrale, le Salvador a boycotté une cinquantaine de #produits_phytosanitaires à usage agricole, dont le RoundUp pour se recentrer sur le culture de #graines_locales. Depuis, le système agricole du pays aurait gagné en #durabilité et en #productivité.
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▻http://www.consoglobe.com/salvador-roundup-cg
#El_Salvador #agriculture
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