SEARICE Executive Director Normita Ignacio underscored the importance of recognizing and protecting farmers’ seed systems in advancing agrobiodiversity conservation, food security, and equitable Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) during a side event, Farmer-Led ABS for Ancient Staple Food Landraces, hosted by the Farmers’ Seed Network (FSN) and Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES) during the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Di
