Farmers Worldwide Speak Out
Understanding the global impact of Seed Treaty enhancements on farming communities
Core Farmer Concerns
Free, Prior, Informed Consent
Farmers and communities lack meaningful consent mechanisms before their genetic resources are accessed.
Insufficient Benefits
Current benefit-sharing mechanisms provide minimal compensation to farming communities who developed the resources.
Criminalization
Traditional seed saving and sharing practices face increasing legal restrictions and criminalization.
Voices from the Field
"I am a farmer and a father from central India. These changes threaten our very way of life and our children's future. We have saved seeds for generations - this is our heritage, not a commodity."
"The corporate takeover of our genetic heritage must be stopped. Our seeds, our sovereignty. We will not allow our biodiversity to be stolen and patented by multinational corporations."
"Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee and many other crops. We cannot allow our genetic treasures to be taken without our consent or fair compensation. This is biopiracy in a new form."
Issues by Country
India
India faces unique challenges with the proposed Seed Treaty enhancement, particularly regarding the expansion of Annex I that could force sharing of i...
Brazil
Brazil, home to vast agricultural biodiversity, faces threats from treaty expansion that could undermine its sovereignty over genetic resources includ...
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, center of origin for coffee and other crops, faces particular vulnerability from treaty expansion that could impact traditional farming syst...
Stand with Farmers Worldwide
Join the global movement to protect farmers' rights and seed sovereignty. Your voice can help ensure that those who feed the world have a say in decisions that affect them.