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Searching with a thematic focus on Biotechnology and GMOs, Agriculture and food, Biotechnology and GMOs governance, Intellectual Property Rights, Trade Policy, Technology and innovation in agriculture, Bioprospecting and IPRs, Environment

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    Farmers' rights in India: a case study

    Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006
    India is among the first countries in the world to have passed Farmers’ Rights and plant variety protection legislation. This study analyses the achievements, barriers and limitations of India’s approach so far.
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    Intellectual property and biological resources: an overview of key issues and current debates.

    Wuppertal Institute, 2005
    This paper aims to provide a comprehensive background and overview of key issues, debates and positions related to the international regulation and application of intellectual property rights over biological resources. This includes biotechnology and the use and protection of the traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities.
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    Terminator technology: the economic benefits of sterile seeds

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    Terminator technology – the emerging technology for inducing sterility in seeds – is potentially detrimental to both biodiversity and the livelihoods of poor farmers forced to buy fresh seed every year. Repeat seed purchase, however, provides greater scope for companies to capture returns on their research investments in plant breeding.
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    Intellectual property rights in African agriculture: implications for small farmers

    GRAIN, 2002
    This paper looks at the choice facing African policy-makers over which of two opposing models of agricultural R&D to choose to support. One is driven by multinational companies in the North and relies upon private monopolies and genetically modified crops.