Good seeds can help farmers get better harvest, achieve higher food security and crop diversity. At the same time trading with seeds gives a lot of power to large seed companies. Vice Versa delved into the world of seeds and…
The global food security challenge requires active involvement of the Netherlands, a world leader when it comes to seed. The diverse Dutch seed sector is active throughout the world, with Dutch companies the number-one supplier of various seeds and Dutch…
Read More Government of Netherlands Seed Sector Development Brochure
African countries are fast-tracking the protection of plant varieties by embracing the 1991 Convention of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). The West-African Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle joined UPOV as its fifth African member…
Read More A solution to the controversy on plant variety protection in Africa
