The relationship between agriculture, genetic resources, traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights is a contentious, on-going, issue of debate in several multilateral institutions. These include the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties (CBD COP), and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
This case study being undertaken for the project, the research will examine the role of NGOs in the debate on the relationship between intellectual property rights, agriculture, genetic resources and traditional knowledge. The research will gather evidence on NGO engagement with multilateral institutions on these issues…read ahead
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