Advocating Agro-Biodiversity
This project supports small-scale farmers and farmer organisations in the region in their efforts to foster democratic debate over legal frameworks having an impact on food security, and more specifically: agro-biodiversity, farmers' rights to use, save and exchange seeds, and in the diverse forms of knowledge farmers develop and maintain. This project helps farmers in defining the role they want to see State play in protecting all of the above.
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.
| Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
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Comunidad para el Desarrollo del África Austral (SADC) |
Agricultura y seguridad alimentaria Governance Estado de derecho - democracia - derechos humanos
Política agrícola
Descentralización |
01.07.2013
- 01.07.2016 |
CHF 1'850'000
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- 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)
- 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.
- African Centre for Biosafety (ACB)
- Third World Network (TWN)
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE AGRICULTURA
GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Política agraria y gestión administrativa
Descentralización / gobernanza local / democratización / rendición de cuentas
Temas transversales El proyecto promueve fundamentalmente la biodiversidad.
El proyecto tiene en cuenta la igualdad de género como tema transversal.
El proyecto tiene en cuenta la democratización, la buena gobernanza y los derechos humanos como tema transversal.
Tipo de ayuda Ayuda pública al desarrollo (ODA)
Tipo de colaboración Cooperación bilateral
Modo de financiación Ayuda no reembolsable
Tipo de ayuda Mandato sin fondos fiduciarios
Contribución a proyectos y programas
Ayuda ligada/no ligada Ayuda no ligada
Número de proyecto 7F08780
| Contexto |
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. |
| Objetivos |
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. |
| Grupos destinarios |
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| Efectos a medio plazo |
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| Resultados |
Resultados previstos: Enhanced and more sustainable food and nutrition security in southern Africa through a shift towards agro-ecological farming systems. |
| Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
| Crédito |
Cooperación al desarrollo |
| Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato ONG internacional o extranjera Otras contrapartes |
| Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 1'850'000 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 1'050'003 |
| Fases del proyecto | Fase 3 01.09.2019 - 31.08.2023 (Fase en curso) Fase 2 01.09.2016 - 31.08.2019 (Completed) Fase 1 01.07.2013 - 31.08.2016 (Completed) |