BIODIVERSITY
11/3/2001
116 countries vote for a new International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, which gives farmers the right to save, trade, and sell seeds and limits biotech patents on plant genes.
Source
FAO, "International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Approved by FAO Conference," press release (Rome: 3 November 2001).
Links
Genetic Resources Action International
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
Primal Seeds
Rural Advancement Foundation International
Save Our Seeds
Worldwatch Links
State of the World 1999 - Chapter 6: Appreciating the Benefits of Plant Biodiversity
Worldwatch Research Library: Food
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