A/HRC/19/75 Article 5 Right to seeds and traditional agricultural knowledge and practice 1. Peasants have the right to determine the varieties of the seeds they want to plant. 2. Peasants have the right to reject varieties of plants which they consider to be dangerous economically, ecologically, and culturally. 3. Peasants have the right to reject the industrial model of agriculture. 4. Peasants have the right to conserve and develop their local knowledge in agriculture, fishing, livestock rearing. 5. Peasants have the right to use the agriculture, fishing, livestock rearing facilities. 6. Peasants have the right to choose their own products and varieties, and the ways of farming, fishing, and livestock rearing, individually or collectively. 7. Peasants have the right to use their own technology or the technology they choose guided by the need to protect human health and environmental conservation. 8. Peasants have the right to grow and develop their own varieties and to exchange, to give or to sell their seeds. Article 6 Right to means of agricultural production 1. Peasants have the right to obtain credit and the materials and tools needed for their agricultural activity. 2. Peasants have the right to obtain technical assistance, production tools and other appropriate technology to increase their productivity, in ways that respect their social, cultural and ethical values. 3. Peasants have the right to water for irrigation and agricultural production in sustainable production systems controlled by local communities. They have the right to use the water resources in their land and territories. 4. Peasants have the right to the means of transportation, drying, and storage facilities for selling their products on local markets. 5. Peasants have the right to be involved in the planning, formulation, and adoption of local and national budgets for agriculture. Article 7 Right to information 1. Peasants have the right to obtain adequate information related to peasants’ needs, including about capital, market, policies, prices and technology. 2. Peasants have the right to obtain adequate information about goods and services, and to decide what and how they want to produce and consume. 3. Peasants have the right to obtain adequate information at the national and international levels on the preservation of genetic resources. 25