afsta position papers Position Papers These are position papers on key issues affecting the seed industry in Africa. SEED SUBSIDIES AND FAKE SEEDS PLANT BREEDING INNOVATION MAIZE LETHAL NECROSIS DISEASE FARMERS’ RIGHTS INFORMAL SEED SYSTEM – FEBRUARY, 2008 VEGETABLE SEED REGULATIONS – MARCH, 2020 POSITION PAPER ON MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY – MARCH, 2020 INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PGRFA – MARCH, 2006 COEXISTENCE OF GM AND CONVENTION SEEDS – MARCH, 2006 AFSTA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) POSITION PAPER – MARCH 2019 REVISED POSITION PAPER ON VEGETABLE SEED REGULATIONS, MARCH 2020