Pratical Manual on the Right to Seeds in Europe - The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural areas and the Right to Seeds in Europe

Academy Briefing N°19Pratical Manual on the Right to Seeds in Europe: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural areas and the Right to Seeds in Europe. In the EU and EU Member States, seed laws and regulations have been designed to cater to the needs of the agricultural industry, and the rights of peasants have been largely neglected. Peasant seed systems and traditional knowledge have not been recognised, and therefore not adequately supported. This has discouraged, and in some cases hindered the continuation of peasant agricultural activities.