Decoding UPOV and UPOV New Membership Trends

Decoding UPOV: This paper offers an easy-to-understand guide to what UPOV is, its historical background, and how it affects key areas such as food security, biodiversity, environmental sustainability, and farming communities. Designed for non-experts, it breaks down complex issues to make UPOV’s implications clear to a broad audience.   Read Decoding UPOV here

UPOV New Membership Trends: Conducted from July 2023 to January 2024, this research paper explores how corporate interests are influencing government decisions in Benin, Tanzania, and Zambia to push for UPOV membership. It examines the pressures on national parliaments to create favourable conditions for private seed companies. The study provides valuable insights for other nations facing similar pressures and serves as an early warning system for protecting national interests. Read UPOV New Membership Trends here

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