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Oct 15, 20123 min read

SEARICE statement on farmers’ rights as human rights

SEARICE surveys laws that violate farmers' human rights.

Sep 11, 20070 min read

Golden Rice: Kailangan ba ito? [Tagalog version of Golden Rice: Is it really "A" need?]

An adult needs to consume as much as 20 kg of Golden Rice per day to get the touted Vitamin A benefit. This is not efficient nor realistic.

Jul 8, 20021 min read

Recognition and protection of farmers’ rights: An initial critique of the Plant Variety Protection Act of 2002

This issue shows that the PVP Act of 2002 is biased in favor of formal breeders and does not protect farmers' rights to seeds.

Jan 7, 20021 min read

Community protocol: An instrument to protect the rights of communities to biological and genetic resources and traditional knowledge

This issue shows defects of local and international policies in protecting indigenous knowledge and innovations.

Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE)