Browsing by Author "Tabaro, Edgar"

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    In Defense of Farmers’ and Community Rights: Justifying their Inclusion in Uganda’s Plant Variety Protection Legislation
    (Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment ACODE, 2010) Naluwairo, Ronald; Tabaro, Edgar
    In 2008, it was reported that President Museveni directed that issues of community rights (which in certain respects also include farmers’ rights) should be removed from the draft Plant Variety Protection Bill. There is no convincing reason that was given for the President’s directive. Apparently, in conformity with the President’s directive, when the draft Plant Variety Protection legislation was finally gazetted as a Bill, the substantive sections that had provided for the recognition and protection of farmers’ and community rights had been removed.
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    Promoting food security and sustainable agriculture through facilitated access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
    (Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment ACODE, 2006) Naluwairo, Ronald; Tabaro, Edgar
    The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (herein after referred to as the Treaty) is a landmark international agreement for ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture especially in the developing countries. It establishes an elaborate system of facilitated access to a number of plant genetic resources considered key in agriculture production and meeting the nutritional and food related needs of humanity. Under the system, access is to be provided expeditiously with minimal costs, if at all, only to cover the administrative costs involved. The system also offers several monetary and non-monetary benefits that are vital for ensuring sustainable agriculture, and increased and improved food production to feed the rapidly growing world population.