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The future control of food : A guide to international negotiations and rules on intellectual property, biodiversity and food security

Author
Tansey G., Rajotte T.
Date
2008
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080608)
Publisher | Place of publication
Earthscan | London, UK
ISBN
9781844074297
Pages
266 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
International trade Genetic resources GMO Intellectual property rights/patents Planting material/seeds Biodiversity
Abstract

CONTENTS:
Preface
Part I: A Changing Food System
Food, Farming and Global Rules
Part II: The Key Global Negotiations and Agreements
Turning Plant Varieties into Intellectual Property: The UPOV Convention
Bringing Minimum Global Intellectual Property Standards into Agriculture: The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Promoting and Extending the Reach of Intellectual Property: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Safeguarding Biodiversity: The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Giving Priority to the Commons: The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
The Negotiations Web: Complex Connections
Part III: Responses, Observations and Prospects
Responding to Change
Postcards from International Negotiations
Global Rules, Local Needs

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