Myths Agriculture Africa

5. Plants cultivated by farmers for food, fiber, or other uses.
6. A process where a few companies dominate the global seed market.
7. The basic unit of plant reproduction, essential for agriculture.
8. Resources shared by communities, often targeted for privatization.
9. Farming focused on producing food for the farmer's family rather than for sale.
15. Treating resources as items to be bought and sold for monetary gain.
17. Organization promoting agricultural transformation in Africa, supported by the Gates Foundation.
19. A characteristic required for patented crop varieties, often reducing genetic diversity.
20. Clue: Rules or laws governing agricultural practices or seed use.
21. The group most affected by restrictive seed laws and regulations.
22. South The region where most crop biodiversity originates but is often exploited.
23. Farmers contracted to grow crops for companies under specific agreements.

1. The process of converting public goods like seeds into private property.
2. The exchange of goods and services, often regulated by international agreements.
3. Abbreviation for the legal protections applied to intellectual property in agriculture.
4. Legal rights granted to inventors to prevent others from using their inventions.
7. The right of farmers to control their own seeds and agricultural practices.
10. banks Facilities that store seeds to preserve genetic diversity for future use.
11. An international agreement promoting plant variety protection laws.
12. The variety of life in crops and ecosystems, often threatened by modern agriculture.
13. heritage The traditional knowledge and practices passed down through generations.
14. An agricultural approach emphasizing ecological and cultural diversity.
16. The legal right to possess and control property or resources
18. The process of creating new ideas, methods, or products, historically done without IPRs.