This webinar focused on farmers’ rights as established in Article 9 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture –ITPGRFA) and presented a unique opportunity to share and exchange knowledge on the subject.
Please see the video recording below.
Moderator
Ms Titilayo Adebola: Associate Director, Centre for Commercial Law, University of Aberdeen and Senior Advisor, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.
Panelists
Mr Kent Nnadozie: Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Mr Surya Adhikari: Farmer, Chairperson, Participatory Plant Breeding Group, Pokhara Municipality Ward No. 31, Begnas.
Mr Salvatore Ceccarelli: Participatory Plant Breeding Expert.
Mr Kamalesh Adhikari: Research Fellow, University of Queensland.
Mr Rakesh Agrawal: Former Registrar General, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority, India.
Ms Mariam Mayet: Executive Director, African Centre for Biodiversity.
Date: 17 September 2020. Time: 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm (Rome).
