April 27, 2016
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Food Sovereignty Ghana calls on Parliament to completely withdraw the UPOV-compliant Plant Breeders’ Bill and replace it with a “sui generis” plant variety protection (PVP) system suitable to our conditions. This call has become necessary in the light of the … Continue reading
March 29, 2016
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Food Sovereignty Ghana calls on the Speaker to order publication of a report on the “consultations” that the Select-Committee on Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs undertook, following his request for “further consultations” with stake-holders on the Plant Breeders’ Bill when … Continue reading
March 2, 2016
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PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CSOs AND FARMERS’ PLATFORM ON THE PROTECTION OF FARMERS RIGHTS AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY OF GHANA Read by Dede Bedu-Addo for the National President of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) Mr. Chairman, Colleague Farmers, Faith-Based … Continue reading
October 29, 2015
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@LordpoQu Yes! They all seem to be hiding! It’s not easy to get their phones/even email addresses! What a very accessible democracy we have! — FoodSovereigntyGhana (@FoodSovereignGH) October 29, 2015 SEARCH FOR THEM! FISH THEM OUT AND LET THEM … Continue reading
September 29, 2015
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Who represented Ghana? Who signed this on our behalf and by what justification? By Food sovereignty Ghana, Tuesday, 29th September, 2015 The forces that want to pass the Plant Breeders Bill against the will of the Ghanaian people have not … Continue reading
July 26, 2015
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The town of Kpando located in the middle of the Volta region was the scene of a historic occasion. At a durbar called by the Chiefs and people of Akpini State, members of Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) engaged a large … Continue reading
July 14, 2015
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Please find attached the sound bytes from the above interview which ironically was his last show and we were the last to appear on it. We had no clue he was about to resign but now in hindsight we admire … Continue reading
July 8, 2015
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PRESS RELEASE, 8 JULY, 2015 The case in which Food Sovereignty Ghana is seeking an injunction of the commercial release of Bt cowpeas and GM rice in Ghana is scheduled to be heard today at the Accra High Court today, … Continue reading
July 6, 2015
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Red Alert! ARIPO PVP: A Dirty Deal In The Making, Is President Mahama On Strings? An international version of Plant Breeders Bill is about to be imposed on Ghana by Ghanaian representatives. This fraudulent deal is about to be concluded … Continue reading
June 24, 2015
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Ghanaian citizens have so far prevented the passage of the Plant Breeders Bill, a UPOV-91-compliant law that would strip Ghanaian farmers of their rights to their own seeds. But there is worse coming from the African Regional Intellectual Property Association … Continue reading