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Norway: Farmers’ Rights to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seeds and propagating material

Norway: Farmers’ Rights to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seeds and propagating material. Bell Batta Torheim, Development Fund. Seed Legislation . 2004: change in seed law: quality and diseases Only authorised companised allowed to distribute sealed packaged of certified seeds.

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Norway: Farmers’ Rights to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seeds and propagating material

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  1. Norway: Farmers’ Rights to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seeds and propagating material Bell Batta Torheim, Development Fund

  2. Seed Legislation • 2004: change in seed law: quality and diseases • Only authorised companised allowed to distribute sealed packaged of certified seeds. • Illegal to give away seeds.

  3. Seed legislation (cont.) • 2006: ”Discovery” of prohibition • 2007: Civil society campaign • 2009: Public hearing • 2010: change in seed law: conservation varieties • Exchange and sell any variety on a non-commercial basis

  4. PVP legislation • 1993: Joined UPOV 1978 • 2005: Proposal to join UPOV 1991 • Public debate, public hearing • Massiv opposition, new government • 2010: Still UPOV 1978 • Save, use and exchange, but not sell

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