URGENT - What exactly is happening with our Seeds in South Africa

CALL TO ACTION -

Start saving seeds!!!! Open pollinated, (OPV, heirloom) They are currently exempt from these laws to an extent. (Not hybrids, ) -

Gather your movements, ideas, skills, connections, Family, friends together. If you have ideas. Share. All hands on deck.

Please please support and share this video.

Here is a summary of whats up with our Seeds in South Africa, from my understanding and perspective.  Youve seen videos of hearings and snippets of info. This is a summary in simple terms from my perspective, of what some of the issues with the changes in the Bills are about and why we are making such a fuss about them AND our last chance to do something. NOW YOU CAN WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THIS.

Note that some of the changes that they have made are little better then they were before. Ie excemptions for Open pollinated heirloom varities, thanks to places like Livingseeds.co.za who have been fighting the act. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY take the objections to the act, seriously and impliment them. Even so, HEeirloom, Open pollinated variety seeds need even more freedom then the act is willing to give. FOR ALL PEOPLE and farmers, not just seed companies. They should not only be exempt but be able to sell seed in bulk and exchange as they will with reasonable regulations or none for those who don't wont to be controlled.

Please watch, read the summary info below and decide what in the bills you want changed. Send an email to addresses below before August to make sure that they hear us.

THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE to make sure that we don't get into a system where we will be ARRESTED for GIVING away our own seeds and under total control of the corporations like Monsanto. (The wording of the act leaves the possibility of corporate control wide open)

Find a summery with videos and pics of the hearings attended and people who spoke - http://seedfreedom.info/…/opposing-the-new-plant-breeders-…/

African Centre for Biodiversity wrote: The Plant Breeders’ Rights and Plant Improvement Bills restrict the saving, trading, exchanging, and sale of seed. This can have massive ramifications on seed and food sovereignty, agricultural biodiversity, access to diverse seed, and increasing the disparities and inequalities in South African agriculture, food and nutrition.

We urgently need to protect and preserve our food and seed sovereignty. It is in our best interests that we make our voices heard and retain what really is ours, which is the right to our food, the quality and control of our seed.

Short read: https://acbio.org.za/easy-to-read-mat...

Long read: https://acbio.org.za/standing-farmer-...

http://acbio.org.za/wp-content/…/2017...

http://acbio.org.za/wp-content/…/2017...

SEND EMAILS BY AUGUST TO the following and NB bery important that you cc seedhavens@gmail.com

sibusiso@acbio.org.

Seed@saoso.org

-- Eastern Cape

Mr Makabongwe Tyiwani

079 496 6490

mtyiwani@ecleg.gov.za

Free State

Mr Kgathatso Nkeane

(082) 555 9987

kgathatson@fsl.gov.za

Gauteng

Ms L Mampe

011 – 498 5996

071 483 0221

KZN

Mr Derrick Dimba

0730014026

Dimbad@kznleg.gov.za

Limpopo

Mr Phanuel Mabija

015 -633 8150

082 413 1007

mabijar@limpopoleg.gov.za

mabijarp@gmail.com

Mpumalanga

Ms Pretty Mahlangu

Provincial Committee Co-ordinator

Tel: 013 – 766 1441

Cell: 073 196 2274

prettyma@mpuleg.gov.za

Northern Cape

Mrs N Borchard

Tel: 053 839 8024\33

Cell: 083 632 3330

Email: nborchard@ncpg.gov.za

North West

Ms K Magagane

Tel: 018 392 7150

karabo@nwpl.org.za

Karabom1@gmail.com

Western Cape

Ncediswa Mayambela

(Provincial Liaison officer)

Tel: 021- 487 1826

Cell: 086 577 4534

NMayambela@wcpp.gov.za

Please if you have points to add, or question - post on this thread.

If you have questions, please ask, Ill try and answer or find someone who can.

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