Uganda, April 27 -- When referring to farmer seed varieties, it is plain to say that these seed varieties are grown by farmers and have been in the community for over 10 years.

Farmers can create seed banks where they keep these seeds amongst themselves and use them again in planting which is picked from a selection of their harvests without buying them from the market or seed companies.

Experts estimate that as a country, we have about 80 percent of the seeds grown and managed by farmers and this is fondly a practice in the rural communities.

Here, farmers discuss their thoughts on a regulatory framework for the different seed varieties and how these policies can be actioned to increase food sovereignty.

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Margaret Masudio, the ...