SeedNL Podcast: Episode 3 - Dr Bram De Jonge
SeedNL presents Episode 3 of this podcast miniseries in which we dive into how Plant Breeders' Rights and Farmers' Rights are frequently framed as contradicting ways for how seeds are accessed, developed, sold and used. These rights and corresponding policies have a significant impact on the seed sector, and therefore also on food and nutrition security around the world.
The podcast series facilitates dialogue with and between three experts who talk about their different perspectives on the discussion - and find collaborative ways forward.
“We developed a flow chart which showed when a particular activity of a smaller farmer could be considered non-commercial and when it would be considered commercial. So when would it not fall under the scope of the plant breeders’ rights?”
For a summary of our podcast host’s reflections on proposed ways forward, read this short paper. For those who are interested to immerse themselves into the intricacies of the subject, Abishkar Subedi, Senior advisor genetic resources and seed systems and Wageningen University, prepared a technical paper.
If you have any questions for us or our speakers, or if you would like to suggest solutions to this discussion, please put them in the comment section below!
Our Special Guest :
Dr. Bram de Jonge is the Seed Policy Advisor at Oxfam, the Netherlands. In the context of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) program, De Jonge’s work aims to support the development and implementation of an enabling policy environment for farmers’ seed systems and the implementation of Farmers’ Rights, at global, national and local levels.
SeedNL is a public private partnership that aims to strengthen the seed sector in low and middle income countries by helping farmers get better access to better quality seeds. We believe in partnerships and an integrated approach that respects and includes the formal and the so-called informal seed sector. We aim to create a safe space for multi-stakeholder discussions, also on more controversial topics such as the one focused on in this podcast. For more information, send us an email at info@seednl.nl
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