FAO

This page provides some of the articles or letters that have been written in relation to the FAO in the last few years.

2007

Farmers call for suspension of seed treaty by Farmers' organisations supported by civil society groups present at the Second Meeting of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO, Rome, 29 October - 2 November 2007), BIO-IPR, 2 November 2007

See also: Resolution …/2007 on Farmers’ Rights - adopted by the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture at its Second Session (29 October–2 November 2007). Details about the meeting available here.

Fear over growing WIPO–FAO links by Geoff Tansey in Seedling, July 2007

Bird flu: a bonanza for 'Big Chicken', Against the grain, March 2007 (see also our bird flu resource page: http://www.grain.org/go/birdflu)

2006

 Letter to Dr. Jacques Diouf, FAO, about GRAIN's recent report on bird flu

The top-down global response to bird flu," Against the grain, April 2006

2005

"The FAO seed treaty: from farmers’ rights to breeders privilege", Seedling, October 2005

2004

 16 June 2004 - FAO declares war on farmers, not on hunger

View the Open Letter sent to Jacques Diouf, Director General of FAO
   ( en | fr | es | arabic )

Jacques Diouf's letter in response

Download the letter and those who have signed it here

 In French http://www.grain.org/go/fao-fr, in English http://www.grain.org/go/fao-en and in Spanish http://www.grain.org/go/fao-es

Le Communiqué de presse de la FAO sur son rapport et le rapport lui-même peuvent être consultés sur le site : http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2004/41714/index.html