Section 12
Respect, Protection And Fulfillment Of Right To Food Sovereignty
(1) Every farmer shall have the right to food sovereignty.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), every farmer shall have the following rights to food sovereignty:
(a) To have identity and respect of every farmer or food producer,
(b) To participate in food and agro- production system,
(c) To have access to means and resources required for agricultural business,
(d) To make choice of local seeds, technology, tools and agro- species and to obtain the protection of intellectual property, thereof,
(e) To protect traditional and indigenous food,
(f) To obtain protection against the deprivation of agricultural occupation arbitrarily.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), every farmer shall have the following rights to food sovereignty:
(a) To have identity and respect of every farmer or food producer,
(b) To participate in food and agro- production system,
(c) To have access to means and resources required for agricultural business,
(d) To make choice of local seeds, technology, tools and agro- species and to obtain the protection of intellectual property, thereof,
(e) To protect traditional and indigenous food,
(f) To obtain protection against the deprivation of agricultural occupation arbitrarily.