| Food Security, Biological Diversity and Intellectual Property Rights Contributor(s): Lightbourne, Muriel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138267856 ISBN-13: 9781138267855 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Law | Jurisprudence |
| Dewey: 344.042 |
| Series: Intellectual Property, Theory, Culture |
| Physical Information: 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume advances the claim that the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) adopted in 2001 is the only existing international agreement with the potential to promote food security, conservation of biodiversity and equity. However, for germplasm-rich countries, national interests come into conflict with the global interest. This work shows that the pursuit of national interests is counterproductive when it comes to maintaining genetic resources, food-security and rent-seeking and that optimally, the coverage of the FAO Treaty should be widened to apply to all crops. |