SeedNL Podcast

Gigi Manicad , Host Szonja Csörgő , Euroseeds Bram De Jonge , Oxfam Teshome Hunduma , Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

Teshome Hunduma is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences . Teshome’s primary research focuses on seed governance with particular reference to enhancing smallholders’ access to quality seeds and varietal diversity. Teshome published work on inclusive seed system development. Earlier, he worked for the Development Fund of Norway in Oslo, Haramaya University, and the...

Dr. Bram de Jonge is the Seed Policy Advisor at Oxfam , the Netherlands. In the context of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) program, De Jonge’s work aims to support the development and implementation of an enabling policy environment for farmers’ seed systems and the implementation of Farmers’ Rights, at global, national and local levels.

Szonja Csörgő is Hungarian and holds a degree in Law from ELTE Budapest University, an MA in French and European Law from Panthéon-Assas University (Paris) and an L.LM. in IP and Competition Law from the University of Liège. Before joining Euroseeds she worked at the European Commission. In 2009 she became Euroseeds’ Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs Director. Within Euroseeds, Szonja is pri...

In this SeedNL podcast, we dive into how Plant Breeders' Rights and Farmers' Rights are frequently framed as contradicting ways for how seeds are accessed, developed, sold and used. These rights and corresponding policies have a significant impact on the seed sector, and therefore also on food and nutrition security around the world. The podcast series facilitates dialogue with and between three e...