Une rivalité Nord/Sud sur le matériel génétique : Le chapitre de la ZLÉA sur la propriété intellectuelle by Jean-Frédéric Morin | 17 Jun 2003 http://www.ceim.uqam.ca/Obs_Amer/Th_ZLEA.htm http://www.ceim.uqam.ca/Obs_Amer/pdf/2003-Jean-FredericMorin.pdf http://www.ceim.uqam.ca/Obs_Amer/Th_ZLEA.htm http://www.ceim.uqam.ca/Obs_Amer/pdf/2003-Jean-FredericMorin.pdf
FARMERS' PRIVILEGE UNDER ATTACK by GRAIN | 15 Jun 2003 The legal ability to reuse IPR-protected seed is called the farmers' privilege. Under plant variety protection (PVP) law, the totally ordinary act of saving seed or tubers becomes a privilege, a legal exception. The farmers privilege is a hot issue because the seed industry wants to control who produces seeds they want to control the market. Its also a hot issue because the seed industry is working hard to secure legal systems that restrict seed saving by farmers, be it through the World Trade Organisation (WTO), bilateral trade agreements or direct lobbying of governments. PVP or plant breeders rights legislation is all about taking power away from farmers to produce and reproduce seeds. And these laws are gaining ground. The legal ability to reuse IPR-protected seed is called the farmers' privilege. Under plant variety protection (PVP) law, the totally ordinary act of saving seed or tubers becomes a privilege, a legal exception. The farmers privilege is a hot issue because the seed industry wants to control who produces seeds they want to control the market. Its also a hot issue because the seed industry is working hard to secure legal systems that restrict seed saving by farmers, be it through the World Trade Organisation (WTO), bilateral trade agreements or direct lobbying of governments. PVP or plant breeders rights legislation is all about taking power away from farmers to produce and reproduce seeds. And these laws are gaining ground.
ISF Position on Disclosure of Origin in Intellectual Property Protection Applications by International Seed Federation | 11 Jun 2003
Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence by Aaron DeGrassi, Third World Network | 1 Jun 2003 Contains analysis of Bt cotton in South Africa. In PDF only Contains analysis of Bt cotton in South Africa. In PDF only