PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION TO FEED AFRICA? by GRAIN | 25 Dec 1999 Seedling - December 1999 Plant Variety Protection is being heavily promoted in Africa in the name of food security, agricultural sustainability and protection of the environment and biodiversity. But reality appears to suggest otherwise. Plant Variety Protection is being heavily promoted in Africa in the name of food security, agricultural sustainability and protection of the environment and biodiversity. But reality appears to suggest otherwise.