[Open-access] E-Discussion on "Rights of Farmers for Data, Information and Knowledge"

[Imma Subirats]

E-Discussion on "Rights of Farmers for Data, Information and Knowledge"

--- 20th October – 6th November 2014 ---

CIARD with support from GFAR Secretariat and FAO are organizing an
E-Discussion between 20 October to 6 November 2014 for global
participation on the CIARD E-discussion Forum (http://www.ciard.net)
on the rights of farmers to data, information and knowledge. The
E-discussion will discuss:

1.- What do we mean by the rights of smallholder farmers to data,
information and knowledge?
2.- How do farmers benefit and lose from these rights or the lack of them?
3.- What is the state of the recognition of these rights by the
international community and their implementation in different parts of
the world?
4.- How should these rights be implemented and protected?
5.- What should be done to include farmers in the mechanisms of data,
information of knowledge management to ensure that their rights are
included, implemented and protected institutionally and through
technology?

The outputs from the E-discussion and supplementary research will be
used to develop a briefing paper for policy makers, actors and
stakeholders published through CIARD and GFAR as also in advocacy by
GFAR and FAO on the rights of farmers to data, information and
knowledge. All contributors to the discussion will be acknowledged in
outputs from this E-Discussion.

More information at <http://www.ciard.net/e-discussion-data-farmers>
* Participation < http://www.ciard.net/e-discussion-data-farmers/participation >
* How to register < http://www.ciard.net/e-discussion-data-farmers/register>
* Facilitators < http://www.ciard.net/e-discussion-data-farmers/facilitators>
* Terms of use < http://www.ciard.net/e-discussion-data-farmers/terms-of-use >

CIARD and the facilitators invite all interested to participate and
contribute to this discussion.

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Imma Subirats-Coll
e-LIS co-Founder & Chief Executive
http://eprints.rclis.org/
http://openlib.org/home/subirats/
imma.subirats at gmail.com

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