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uganda is the pearl of Africa

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@AAgather International macro economics isn't at a level, forgive them @AAgather
They need to have studied macro economics at university level especially makerere University for them to fully understand what the governor talked about.

[Yvette Ann @YvetteAnn266302]

Record elder knowledge on indigenous varieties under CBD Article 8(j) guidelines. The #EACSeedBill2025 must protect local heritage from biopiracy, or it should not proceed! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

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If commercial breeders get exclusive intellectual property rights, why are local smallholders who select and save traditional seeds ignored? Uburenganzira bw'abahinzi must be protected under #EACSeedBill2025! @RwandaRoam @ImbaragaO #SeedSovereignty

[cc @chayebare]

.Climate resilience requires genetic diversity. Narrowing options to commercial varieties undermines ITPGRFA Article 5 on conservation. Stop betting our food security on good weather—fix the #EACSeedBill2025 or start over!

[cc @chayebare]

Under the proposed #EACSeedBill2025, zero smallholder representatives sit on the regional seed governing committee. 80% of our seed supply comes from farmers, but 0% of the decisions do! @CEFROHT #FMSS

[L.p Peter @lagenpeter11]

Record elder knowledge on indigenous varieties under CBD Article 8(j) guidelines. The #EACSeedBill2025 must protect local heritage from biopiracy, or it should not proceed! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[-Timo- @TimothyNatu]

.Buying foreign commercial seeds every single season drains wealth from our rural communities. True African independence begins with seed sovereignty on our own land. @BIBA_Kenya #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds. #ImproveTheEACSeedBill

[Adrian Ahereza @AdrianAhereza]

Selecting seed from healthy plants is active breeding under UNDROP Article 19. The #EACSeedBill2025 must recognize farmer-breeders, or it shouldn't be allowed to pass! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[AL-VIN @VINNNN005]

Ingingo ya 11 iraguka ku moko yose y’ibimera, harimo n’ibihingwa by’abahinzi. ADPIC 27.3(b) ntiyigeze ibisaba. @ESAFFburundi @InadesBurundi @oapburundi #ImproveTheEACSeedBill #FoodSecurity

[Queen Lynn Edinance Olepus @lynn_e_olepus]

Climate resilience relies on genetic diversity. Replacing our locally adapted, drought-resistant seeds with uniform commercial lines leaves Uganda exposed to food crises. @ESAFFUG #IndigenousSeedsEA2026

[AL-VIN @VINNNN005]

Ask your sub-county leader: where is our legal protection under UNDROP Article 19? If the #EACSeedBill2025 strips local rights, our leaders must reject it outright! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[Blessing Ariho @BlessingAriho]

If the law protects foreign seed companies, what about the Tanzanian farmer who protected and improved mbegu za asili for decades? Local farmer-breeders deserve equal legal rights under #EACSeedBill2025! @MVIWATA #MbeguZaAsili #SeedSovereignty

[Tumwine Nicholas @nic95200]

Selecting seed from healthy plants is active breeding under UNDROP Article 19. The #EACSeedBill2025 must recognize farmer-breeders, or it shouldn't be allowed to pass! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[Jonathan Musimbi @MusimbiJon99246]

Commercial seeds may promise yield under ideal conditions, but local saved seeds deliver stability during tough dry seasons. Protect our indigenous seed heritage! @CEFROHT #SeedIsLife

[Ernest Matayo @ErnestMatt4]

Record elder knowledge on indigenous varieties under CBD Article 8(j) guidelines. The #EACSeedBill2025 must protect local heritage from biopiracy, or it should not proceed! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[Tumwine Nicholas @nic95200]

Record elder knowledge on indigenous varieties under CBD Article 8(j) guidelines. The #EACSeedBill2025 must protect local heritage from biopiracy, or it should not proceed! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[Queen Lynn Edinance Olepus @lynn_e_olepus]

Ugandan women are the main custodians of household nsumbi and seed stores. The #EACSeedBill2025 gives corporate entities total control while offering rural women zero recognition. @ESAFFUG #FMSS #SeedIsLife

@CefrohtUg

[AL-VIN @VINNNN005]

Sharing local seed pouches saves communities during hard seasons (CBD Article 10(c)). Legalize informal seed distribution in the #EACSeedBill2025, or halt its enactment! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[Jonathan Musimbi @MusimbiJon99246]

Saved seed is true climate resilience (ITPGRFA Article 5). The #EACSeedBill2025 must prioritize indigenous resilience over imported commercial traits, or go back to the drawing board! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #ImproveTheSeedBill

[cc @chayebare]

.Climate resilience requires genetic diversity. Narrowing options to commercial varieties undermines ITPGRFA Article 5 on conservation. Stop betting our food security on good weather—fix the #EACSeedBill2025 or start over!

[cc @chayebare]

When farmers are forced to buy seed every season, food costs skyrocket. Forcing market dependence violates the right to food under Article 11 of the ICESCR. Protect farmer-saved seed, or take this Bill off the table! #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds #IndigenousSeedsEA2026