Intellectual property, agriculture and global food security : the privatization of crop diversity / Claudio Chiarolla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chiarolla, Claudio.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food security--Government policy.

Food security.

Agriculture and state.

Privatization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham [England] : Edward Elgar Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This well-researched book focuses on international governance of crop diversity and agricultural innovation. It highlights the implications that the future control of food, including access to agricultural resources and technologies, might have for global food security. Claudio Chiarolla analyses developmental implications of global regulatory reforms that impact on access to agricultural knowledge, science and technology for sustainable development. Current global arrangements fall short of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger in accordance with the Millennium Development G

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Treaties, international, national andnon-national legal instruments; Cases; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. Patents, agricultural innovation andsustainable development; 3. Plant intellectual propertyprotection: patents and plantvariety rights; 4. The international legal frameworkof access to plant genetic resourcesand benefit sharing; 5. Case study: the regulation of cropdiversity in Viet Nam; 6. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22107-1

9786613221070

1-84980-734-5

OCLC:

742333348