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12/09/23 06:31 AM IST

First Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights

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  • The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the first 'Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights' (GSFR) at the ICAR Convention Centre, National Agricultural Science Centre Complex in New Delhi.
Global Symposium On Farmers' Right
  • The inaugural ceremony will also feature the presentation of the Farmers' Award instituted by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPVFR) Authority as per the provisions of the PPVFR Act, 2001, honoring ‘Plant Genome Saviour Communities’ and ‘Plant Genome Saviour Farmers of India’ for the years 2021 and 2022.
  • Organised by the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Treaty) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, the Global Symposium
  • Is being hosted by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in collaboration with Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPVFR) Authority, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR). India is hosting this first 'Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights' from September 12 to 15, 2023.
  • The proposal to hold the first GFSR was mooted by Government of India at the Ninth Session of the Governing Body (GB9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Treaty) held in India in September 2022
  • The Article 9 of the Treaty focuses on recognizing, realizing, and promoting Farmers' Rights concerning plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA).
  • The Treaty places the responsibility for realizing Farmers' Rights on national governments and outlines potential measures to safeguard, enhance, and achieve these rights, he said. Farmers are the custodian and holders of work done over millennia in selecting saving and sharing seeds for availability of food to the world.
  • The rights of farmers to save sow and share as well as space in decision making process are much needed and also to celebrate their contributions.
Source- PIB

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