The overall goal of the project is to ensure the recognition in regional and national policies, laws, regulations, and programmes for women and men farmers' diverse forms of knowledge, their rights to save, use and exchange seed, the importance of maintaining agro-biodiversity for food security, and the role of state institutions in protecting the above.  

Das Projekt in Kürze

Hintergrund	State institutions and regional bodies in southern Africa are having to come to terms with intellectual property and trade issues in relation to plant genetic resources for food, and simultaneously, with issues to do with farmers' rights and biodiversity. National governments and their constituencies often do not master the terms of the debate that many call for around these issues. In the rare event when consultative processes are organised, government representatives, small-scale farmers and farmer support organisations are frequently denied a voice. Yet the impact of pieces of legislation currently on the drafting board are likely to have on small-scale farmers and the economies they support is a matter of concern.
Ziele	The overal goal of the project is to ensure the recognition in regional and national policies, laws, regulations and programmes for women and men farmers' diverse forms of knowledge, their rights to save, use and exchange seed, the importance of maintaining agro-biodiversity for food security, and the role of state institutions in protecting the above.
Zielgruppen	Small-scale farmer organisations and farmer support organisations in the SADC region National governments in the region, as well as regional entities (e.g. SADC, COMESA, ARIPO)
Mittelfristige Wirkungen	Capacity of farmer support organisations in networked action research on seed and soil fertility strenghthened  Research and key issue papers on seed and soil fertility in the region developed and desseminated Information on socio-economic, ecological and agronomic impacts of various seed systems and soil management options currently at the disposal of farmers in the region made available to women and men small-scale farmers Policy recommendations and ammendments (proposed) to draft policies, laws, regulations and programmes that promote agro-biodiversity for food security and provide for farmers rights to use, save and exchange seed.
Resultate	Erwartete Resultate:   Enhanced and more sustainable food and nutrition security in southern Africa through a shift towards agro-ecological farming systems.
Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt	DEZA
Kreditbereich	Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Projektpartner	Vertragspartner Internationale oder ausländische NGO Andere Partner African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) Third World Network (TWN)
Budget	Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF   1'850'000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF   1'050'003
Projektphasen	Phase 3 01.09.2019 - 31.08.2023   (Laufende Phase) Phase 2 01.09.2016 - 31.08.2019   (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2013 - 31.08.2016   (Completed)

Weitere technische Details

• Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD	LANDWIRTSCHAFT REGIERUNG UND ZIVILGESELLSCHAFT
  Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD	Politik und Verwaltung in der Landwirtschaft Dezentralisierung / Lokale Gouvernanz / Demokratisierung (inkl. Rechenschaftspflicht)
  Querschnittsthemen	Projekt fördert schwerpunktmässig die Biodiversität. Projekt berücksichtigt die Geschlechter-Gleichstellung als Querschnittsthema. Projekt berücksichtigt Demokratisierung, gute Regierungsführung und Menschenrechte als Querschnittsthema.
  Art der Unterstützung	Öffentliche Entwicklungshilfe (ODA)
  Zusammenarbeitsform	Bilaterale Zusammenarbeit
  Finanzierungsform	Zuwendung ohne Rückzahlung
  Unterstützungsform	Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung Projekt- und Programmbeitrag
  Gebundene/ungebundene Hilfe	Ungebundene Hilfe
  Projektnummer	7F08780