In this document, ‘farmers’ includes those who produce and/or use seeds in both industrial and cultural seed systems in line with Article 9 on Farmers’ Rights in the Seed Treaty. The custodians of cultural seed systems are referred to as ‘indigenous peoples and peasants’, and more broadly also include smallholders, artisanal fisherfolk, pastoralists, forest dwellers, women and all the communities that produce food in agroecological ways and contribute to maintaining biodiversity.

Mr Gregg Deal talks about the use of history as a tool while he navigates the restrictions thrusts upon his work as a contemporary artist while challenging those who hear his words to take responsibility for their knowledge, and create room for this nation’s First Peoples.

This video, Spiritual and Cultural Value of Seed in South Africa, from a discussion group at the National Seed Dialogue and Celebration, hosted by the African Centre for Biodiversity at Constitution Hill in December 2017, explores some of these links in contemporary South Africa.

This episode of The Stream, featured conversation with Mr Jonathan Waterhouse, Indigenous Peoples Scholar, Portland State University, Mr Tero Mustonen, Researcher in Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change and Ms Samantha Chisholm-Hatfield, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Northwest Climate Science Adaptation Center.

This study shows that accuracy of targeting the relevant species for knowledge co-production could be improved through specific understanding of the local culture,provided by experts who study traditional zoological knowledge and by local knowledge holders themselves.

This regional assessment provides invaluable information for policymakers in Europe and Central Asia to make informed decisions regarding the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

TEEBAgriFood Framework developed in 2018 has become a foundational reference for true cost accounting in food systems. A number of “proof of concept” applications have been completed, and a growing and diverse community including business leaders, policymakers, researchers, farmers, and civil society have been seeking to strengthen and mainstream the application of TEEBAgriFood.

This study attempts to review the role of indigenous knowledge in sustainable development, to find out the list of most used indigenous knowledge and to find out the sectors of contribution of indigenous knowledge.

In this study bio-prospection model were used where random search is included, followed by the index and rationale based selection of plant products targeting the diabetic factors.

The TEEBAgriFood ‘Scientific and Economic Foundations’ report addresses the core theoretical issues and controversies underpinning the evaluation of the nexus between the agri-food sector, biodiversity and ecosystem services and externalities including human health impacts from agriculture on a global scale. It argues the need for a 'systems thinking' approach, draws out issues related to health, nutrition, equity and livelihoods, presents a Framework for evaluation and describes how it can be applied, and identifies theories and pathways for transformational change.