Since  the  dawn  of  agriculture,  farmers  all  over  the world  have  sown,  harvested  and  selected  seed  and planting  material,  actively  exchanging  these resources  among  each  other.  In  so  doing,  they  have developed  an  incredible  abundance  of  crops,  their  knowledge  and  skills  paving  the  way  for  the  food plants  that  we  use  in  agriculture  and  breeding  today.  Realising  Farmers’  Rights means  enabling  farmers to  maintain  and  develop crop  genetic  resources,  and rewarding  them  for  their indispensable  contribution to  agrobiodiversity  worldwide. While  the  Plant  Treaty  does  not  oblige  member  countries  to  adopt  any  specific  norm for  Farmers’  Rights,  its  provisions,  however,  provide  an  important  framework  for  the development  of  relevant  national  policy  measures. The  DIVERSIFOOD  project  aims  at contributing  to  the  development  of  meaningful  policy  frameworks.