Monthly Archives: July 2024

Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill – Where are we?

Second Press Statement on the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill  18 July 2024 Chronology of the development of the PBR Bill (2024) – ZAAB’s perspective. ZAAB members have been following the developments in Zambia’s Seed and Plant Variety Protection laws since 2010. By 2020, we were aware that the two laws governing seed in Zambia were being amended as follows: Amendments to the Plant Variety and Seeds Act (amended 1995) that began in 2018 to align with the COMESA Seed Trade Harmonisation Regulations. The Act and […]

Continue reading

Zambia National Food Systems Insaka, September 2023

The Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity (ZAAB), in collaboration with various Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), hosted the inaugural Zambia Food Systems Insaka from 6th to 7th September 2023, under the theme “My Food Is African.” The purpose of this event was to convene stakeholders from diverse sectors of society to discuss and deliberate on policies, programs, and challenges related to Zambia’s food systems. The Insaka aimed to address pressing issues such as hunger, malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and the need for inclusive economic […]

Continue reading