Food Sovereignty Ghana

A grass-roots food advocacy movement of Ghanaians both home and abroad!

November 5, 2017
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Ruling On GMO Case: Food Sovereignty Gh 3 ors. Vs. National Biosafety C’ttee & 4 ors

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COURT ONE HELD ON THURSDAY 29TH DAY OF  OCTOBER, 2015 BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP SIR DENIS ADJEI J.A,  SITTING AS AN ADDITIONAL HIGH COURT JUDGE ————————————————————————– SUIT NO.: HRCM 43/15 1. … Continue reading

October 18, 2015
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New Publication: “Plant Variety Protection in Developing Countries: A Tool for Designing a Sui Generis Plant Variety Protection System: An Alternative to UPOV 1991” 15th October 2015

“Plant Variety Protection in Developing Countries: A Tool for Designing a Sui Generis Plant Variety Protection System: An Alternative to UPOV 1991” | APBREBES Authors: Carlos M. Correa (University of Buenos Aires) (main author), with contributions from Sangeeta Shashikant (Third … Continue reading

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November 28, 2014
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Report On Workshop On Biosafety, Seed Laws, Intellectual Property…

Capacity Building and Skills Sharing Workshop on Biosafety Seed Laws, Intellectual Property & Farmers Rights: Towards Food Sovereignty 27-28th February 2014 Miklin Hotels, Accra, GhanaOrganized by Food Sovereignty Ghana in collaboration with the African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) and the … Continue reading

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December 8, 2013
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COMMUNIQUÉ: FSG Meets Parliament Over Plant Breeders’ Bill

COMMUNIQUÉ: On Wednesday, 4th December, 2013, Food Sovereignty Ghana FSG met with the Parliamentary Committee  on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. The meeting was in  response to an invitation, as a result of an earlier petition to parliament on the … Continue reading

December 4, 2013
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Executive Summary of Our Concerns On The Plant Breeders’ Bill To Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs,

To: The Hon. Chairperson, Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs Hon. Members of Parliament, Copy: Rt. Hon. Speaker of the House Clerk to Parliament Media Houses Dear Hon. Chairperson, and members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional … Continue reading

December 2, 2013
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Letter To Parliament By The Ghana National Association of Farmers & Fishermen (GNAFF)

Letter To Parliament By The Ghana National Association of Farmers & Fishermen (GNAFF) Ghana is a signatory to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), which affirms that ‘the rights recognized in the Treaty to … Continue reading