Agreement; Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); International Union of Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV); Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA); the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries; the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); the East African Community (EAC) Customs Union Protocol; and the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) among other