Farmers' hug lawyers to save seeds, Indonesia, Training for Lawyers with Farmers' participation in South East Asia on Agbiodiversity and Farmers' Issue

   








Farmers' hug lawyers to save seeds, Indonesia, Training for Lawyers with Farmers' participation in South East Asia on Agbiodiversity and Farmers' Issues
 



compiled by: Riza V. Tjahjadi


Once  upon a time...
Nine committed lawyers and progressive farmers met and share story for making a kind of working struggule strategy for dignity of farming and livelihood..!

when?

in a Training for Lawyers with Farmers' participation in South East Asia on Agbiodiversity and Farmers' Issues; Jakarta, 12-14 January 2006.

Original ide and hosted by: Riza V. Tjahjadi, Biotani Indonesia.

What the basic questions of the legal training?
Does the agenda…
# Give impetus to farmer-led farmer-centred research?
# Support the small-scale seed sector?
# Mandate Prior Informed Consent of farmers?
# Guarantee agrobiodiversity?
# Prevent resource & knowledge privatisation?
# Facilitate traditional farming practises?

 

 What the results?
Legal trainings are very necessary so farmers will know their legal rights, human rights, and land rights. There must be a propaganda campaigns on agrarian case, peasant issues. The peasants must know the basis of impunity, why they must be united.

List of participants
Atchula Giridhara Babu/ Giridhar. A, Mr DDS India

GRAIN  
Shalini Bhutani, Ms.    a lawyer, New Delhi
   
Philippines  
Alexander Arias, Mr. Kilusang Magbubukid Ng Pilipinas (KMP)
Benjamin Ramos Jr, Mr. Masipag
Elizabeth Cruzada/ Bess, Ms. Masipag
Jobert Pahilga, Atty, Mr. KMP
   
Thailand  
Anant Duangkaewruen, Mr. Community Forest Network of Thailand, Chiengmai
Day-cha Siripat, Mr. Khao-Kwan Foundation
Witoon Lianchamroon, Mr. Biothai
   
Indonesia  
A. Hutabalian, Ms. Farmer
Baharuddin, Mr. Banda Aceh, (farmer, partner of Yakoma)
Darsono, Mr. ATMA Solo
Dwi Djuang Prastyanto, Mr. A Volunteer of BioTani/Lawyer 
Hanafy, Mr. YLPPM Tangerang-Banten 
Harun Lesse, Mr. Buton Island Southeast Sulawesi, Lawyer
Hasballah, Mr. Banda Aceh, (LESDAMAR, partner of Yakoma)
Jumarni, Ms. N. Sumatra, Bitra (backstopper for N.Sum)
La Ode Maliu, Mr. Buton Island Southeast Sulawesi,
Ketua Serikat Tani
Marihot Gultom, Mr. N. Sumatra, N. Sumatera (partner of Yakoma)
Maya Manurung, Ms.    N. Sumatra, Lawyer
Muslim, Mr. Bandung (West Jawa), a volunteer for operating Linux
M. Rois, Mr. Central Java, farmer
Rahma, Ms. Central Jawa, Lawyer
Rasyid Ridho, Mr. Tunda Island (Banten), Fishermen and corn grower
Riza V Tjahjadi, Mr. BioTani, Jakarta 
Soraya, Ms. BioTani Jakarta
Uding Safaruddin, Mr. Banten, farmer
Yuri Warmanto, Mr. BioTani, Lawyer
Yusuf Shandy, Mr. BioTani Jakarta.
   



FARMERS FIGHTS, LAW(YER)S & “RIGHTS”


There are three fliers which have had written by Riza V. Tjahjadi (2006) with consultation with Shalini Bhutani (GRAIN International), namely:
1. AGROBIODIVERSITY  – The Knowledge  Issues
2. SEED  – The Contamination  Issues
3. AGRESEARCH  – Farmers Experiments & Experiences

All English version.


Remember

No Patent on Rice
No Patent on Life


also in the Indonesian's context:

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No Patent No Cure, No Patent No Beauty, No Patent No Food; They claimed,
We FIGHT for Farmers' Right and Community Intellectual Rights
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Canceled, 3 women and one man
1    Ningrum Sirait, Ms    Law school of Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU)
2     Ideng Enris, Ms    Farmer/ Indigenous People, East Kalimantan
3    Nurma Jaelan, Ms    I d e m
4    (…) Mr    Rice farmer of SPTN-HPS, work in East Jawa
One Thailand cancel
1.    Dr. Jaroen,     Chulalongkorn Univeristy Bangkok
      


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http://www.slideshare.net/biotani/farmers-hug-lawyers-to-save-seeds-southeast-asia-in-indonesia2006
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