2017 Special Broadcasts / 7th Native Seed Festival
21-23 de abril. La Paloma, Uruguay
Biodiversity for agroecological conversion NOW!
The 7th edition of the Native Seed and Family Farming Festival of Uruguay will take place on April 21-23 in La Paloma, Rocha with a strong emphasis on the protection of biodiversity in order to favor the agroecological production of food and the sustainable management of territories and water basins.
Organized by the Native Seeds Network, the Agronomy School of the University of the Republic and REDES – Friends of the Earth Uruguay, the Festival will include thematic tables about the impacts of the extractive-mining-forestry model, the role of young people in agroecological experiences and the technical/political strengthening of the network itself.
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25 April 2017 | Interviews | Monitoring transnationals | 7th Native Seed Festival
CLOC present at Native Seed Festival of Uruguay
"The Argentinian government is aiming to introduce changes into the Seeds Law in order to privatize seeds and to avoid what is, healthily, taking place here, which is that farmers can still produce their own seeds and exchange them". Read more
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31 March 2017 | Interviews | 7th Native Seed Festival
Uruguay: Preparations in Rocha Department for 7th Native Seed and Family Farming Festival
The Native Seed and Family Farming Festival is organized in Uruguay every two years since 2004. It is a space for farming families to meet and participate, where they share with the general population and other social organizations the importance of local genetic resources for food sovereignty. It gathers farmers from different areas of the country, researchers, individuals and rural/urban organizations. This year it is scheduled to take place from April 22 to 23 in La Paloma, Rocha Department, in the Eastern coast of Uruguay. Read more
