JAPAN: GENETECH'S LATE BLOOMER by GRAIN | 25 Mar 1998 Seedling - March 1998 A look at the current development of Japanese genetic engineering technology and the implications of unleashing a booming Japanese biotech industry on farmers and consumers around the world. A look at the current development of Japanese genetic engineering technology and the implications of unleashing a booming Japanese biotech industry on farmers and consumers around the world.
THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE LIFE INDUSTRY by GRAIN | 20 Mar 1998 Seedling - March 1998 Next June the Swiss will vote on a constitutional amendment that aims to protect human health and the environment from the possible risks of genetic engineering, a vote which could have important repercussions for the genetech industry, governments and consumers worldwide. Next June the Swiss will vote on a constitutional amendment that aims to protect human health and the environment from the possible risks of genetic engineering, a vote which could have important repercussions for the genetech industry, governments and consumers worldwide.
THE CHICKPEA SCANDAL: TRUST OR CONSEQUENCES? by RAFI | 15 Mar 1998 Seedling - March 1998 A squabble over chickpeas is turning into a moratorium on intellectual property claims on CGIAR germplasm and calls for an External Review of UPOV and the world's faulty Plant Breeders Rights regime. A squabble over chickpeas is turning into a moratorium on intellectual property claims on CGIAR germplasm and calls for an External Review of UPOV and the world's faulty Plant Breeders Rights regime.
SIGNPOSTS TO SUI GENERIS RIGHTS 3 - STRATEGY IDEAS FOR THE 1999 TRIPS REVIEW & BEYOND by GRAIN | 1 Feb 1998
SIGNPOSTS TO SUI GENERIS RIGHTS 4 - The TRIPS Agreement and Intellectual Property Rights for Plant Varieties by Dan Leskien & Michael Flitner | 1 Feb 1998
SIGNPOSTS TO SUI GENERIS RIGHTS 5 - TRIPS AND THE PROTECTION OF COMMUNITY RIGHTS by Carlos M. Correa | 1 Feb 1998
SIGNPOSTS TO SUI GENERIS RIGHTS 6 - SUI GENERIS OPTIONS: THE WAY FORWARD by Gurdial Singh Nijar | 1 Feb 1998
SIGNPOSTS TO SUI GENERIS RIGHTS 7 - SUI GENERIS RIGHTS: A BALANCE MISPLACED by Dr Owain Williams | 1 Feb 1998
