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Chiarolla, Claudio.

Intellectual property, agriculture and global food security : the privatization of crop diversity / Claudio Chiarolla. - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2011. - xxi, 232 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-225) and index.

Introduction and overview -- Patents, agricultural innovation and sustainable development -- Plant intellectual property protection: patents and plant variety rights -- The international legal framework of access to plant genetic resources and benefit sharing -- Case study: the regulation of crop diversity in Viet Nam -- Conclusions.

ISBN: 1849807337 9781849807333

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2001)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Germplasm resources, Plant--Law and legislation.
Plant varieties--Patents.
Plant diversity conservation--Law and legislation.
Agrobiodiversity conservation--Law and legislation.
Crops--Germplasm resources.
Intellectual property (International law)
Crop diversification--Government policy--Vietnam.
Agrobiodiversity conservation--Vietnam.

LC Class. No.: K3876 / .C48 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 344.0957