PREMIUM Selling seeds like contraband: Farmers demand clarity after court ruling Indigenous seed custodians are calling for clear laws allowing them to openly buy and sell. Climate Just now

The stakeholders now want the government to build on the High Court ruling by developing clear regulations that distinguish farmer-managed indigenous seed systems from the formal commercial certified seed industry.

He said Seed Savers Network, one of the petitioners in the case, is working on proposals for legal reforms that would recognise the commercialisation of traditional seeds while also protecting indigenous knowledge associated with their conservation and use.

Article Farmers, seed custodians, activists and other players in indigenous seed systems are pushing for clear laws that allow them to buy and sell traditional seeds, saying the absence of a clear legal framework continues to leave small-scale traders operating in fear despite a landmark court victory.