Seed Policy Project

Canada’s present seed policy is eroding farmers’ and communities’ abilities to select, save and use
seeds, while at the same time supporting transnational corporations’ ownership and control of seeds. The
Seed Policy Project’s aim is to gather a broad based network that can create and mobilise around a truly
public seed policy for Canada that supports seeds and seed keepers. The Seed Policy Project’s first step was
to have conversations with people across Canada who have an interest in seed policy from both a practical
hands-on perspective as well as those who have an interest in supporting growers and farmers. Although seed
policy means different things to different people it is undisputed that seeds are fundamental to the food
supply in Canada.