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Seeding solutions: Volume 1. Policy options for genetic resources by Crucible II Group

“…Those new to these issues will also be offered a clear picture of why germplasm zis important and how it relates to trade negotiations, intellectual property disputes and national and international food and health security.…”
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Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: A Cross-Country Review by Komen, John, Persley, Gabrielle J.

“…The experiences discussed include an analysis of the institutional organization adopted, a description as to how the governments of these countries manage the regulatory aspects of biotechnology (biosafety and intellectual property rights), and how they address issues constraining further development of agricultural biotechnology. …”
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DOI for the crop-specific ontologies of Crop Ontology by Arnaud, Elizabeth, Laporte, Marie-Angelique

“…Each crop-specific ontologies is an intellectual asset compiling the knowledge of researchers on traits contributing to the crop phenotypes. …”
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The future of food: biotechnology markets and policies in an international setting [In Chinese] by Pardey, Philip G.

“…The topics covered include the differences in perceptions about biotechnology among rich and poor countries; the effects of rich-country restrictions on international trade in genetically modified crops on the welfare of poorer countries; the effects of intellectual property rights on the bioscience done by public agencies the world over; and the economic impacts of biotechnology.…”
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Africa's changing agricultural development strategies: past and present paradigms as a guide to the future by Delgado, Christopher L.

“…It concludes that Africans have had relatively little input into the intellectual bases of strategies affecting their rural areas, a situation that must be changed if future strategies are to be effective in dealing with Africa's problems of development.…”
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Reworking the NAFTA: Departures from traditional frameworks by Holloway, G.J.

“…This paper reviews the treatment of intellectual property rights in the North American Free Trade Agreement and considers the welfare-theoretic bases for innovation transfer between member and nonmember states. …”
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Technology transfer in developing countries: capitalizing on equipment development by Sanni, Lateef O., Alenkhe, B., Edosio, R., Patino, M., Dixon, A.

“…Emerging tendencies (gender influence, intellectual property rights, technical know-how of fabricators, adoption, quality hazards and environmental risks) are examined and strategies identified to ensure the development of user friendly, fuel efficient and durable equipment in Africa.…”
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A business case for engaging the private sector in climate-smart solutions for smallholder farmers by Mutamba, Manyewu, Ajayi, Oluyede C.

“…Harnessing the financial, technological and intellectual capital in the private sector to complement public sector-driven climate responses is a new dimension in delivery of sustainable climate-smart solutions at scale.…”
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Report of the Twelfth Meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee by CGIAR Private Sector Committee

“…The Committee encouraged proposals for development of a framework for project portfolio management, formation of technology partnerships with advanced research institutions, regional approaches to research planning, and the establishment of an independent body to handle intellectual property issues.Dryden reported on an international forum organized by CIMMYT in Tlaxcala, Mexico on making proprietary technologies available to subsistence farmers. …”
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Electronic Conference on CGIAR Governance, Organization and Structure: Final Synthesis by Red Internacionale de Methodologia de Investigación de Systemes Producción, Berdegué, Julio A., Escobar, Germán

“…The conference was preceded by one held December 1999 to January 2000 that focused on vision and strategy for the CGIAR.The specific issues addressed were managing genetic resources and intellectual property; management of global, regional, and ecoregional programs; management and structure of the IARCs; and reforming the central bodies and functions of the CGIAR.The synthesis was considered by TAC at its 79th meeting, by the Oversight Committee and by the Synthesis Group at Sonning, UK. …”
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Seeding solutions: Volume 2. Options for national laws governing control over genetic resources and biological innovations by Crucible II Group

“…It consists of annotated collections of optional legislative provision for national laws to regulate access to genetic resources and to create various forms of intellectual property protection for plant varieties, biological innovations, and indigenous and local knowledge. …”
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Decolonising Water: Viewing the 2022 Pakistan floods in the Colonial Present (Webinar session 5) by Mustafa, Daanish

“…He has taught at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA and then at the University of South Florida, St Petersburg, before finding his intellectual home in the Department of Geography. While at King's, he has received the School of Social Science and Public Policy excellence in teaching award.…”
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The Seed industry in Pakistan: Regulation, politics, and entrepreneurship by Rana, Muhammad Ahsan

“…All key aspects of the system – licensing of seed producers, variety release procedures, access to public germplasm, quality control, intellectual property rights, and import and export –are governed by laws and regulations framed decades ago for a system then dominated by public sector enterprises. …”
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The future of food: biotechnology markets and policies in an international setting by Pardey, Philip G.

“…The topics covered include the differences in perceptions about biotechnology among rich and poor countries; the effects of rich-country restrictions on international trade in genetically modified crops on the welfare of poorer countries; the effects of intellectual property rights on the bioscience done by public agencies the world over; and the economic impacts of biotechnology.…”
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Unequal exchange? recent transfers of agricultural resources and their implications for developing countries by Fowler, Cary, Smale, Melinda, Gaiji, Samy

“…Potentially problematic, intellectual property rights do not currently present major barriers to the availability and use of genetic resources by developing countries. …”
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Rights and access to plant genetic resources under India's new law by Ramanna, Anitha, Smale, Melinda

“…Recognition of ‘Farmer's Rights’ is an attempt by developing countries to evolve a counterclaim to breeders' Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) promoted under the TRIPs Agreement of the WTO. …”
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Publish or patent? Knowledge dissemination in agricultural biotechnology by Michiels, An, Koo, Bonwoo

“…With the recent emergence of stronger intellectual property rights, investments in crop research and the landscape of plant transformation research have changed, along with the patterns of knowledge dissemination. …”
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Africa's changing agricultural development strategies by Delgado, Christopher L.

“…Each paradigm has left an intellectual heritage, and today there is some consensus on the issues of importance. …”
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Full Proposal 2017-2022 for Phase II of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…A full set of supporting Annexes is included, covering areas such as partnerships, gender, Intellectual Assets, Open Access and Data Management, Results Based Management, Communications, and more.…”
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Report of the Second Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee: Global Developments in Genetic Resources and Their Implications for the CGIAR by CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee

“…The report covers issues of direct concern to the work of the CGIAR, particularly intellectual property rights, and farmers rights.Annexes are: elements suggested for a statement on behalf of the CGIAR by its chairman to the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in November 1995; IPGRI Director General Geoffrey Hawtin's statement to the June 1995 session of the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources; and copies of documents negotiated between the IARCs with germplasm collections and the FAO providing a mechanism for distributing germplasm that has been designated under agreements between the centers and the FAO as under the auspices of FAO. …”
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