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Critical moment for Africa’s small farmers as ARIPO decides on plant variety protection
Geneva, Switzerland
November 28, 2013
The Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) this week was expected to consider a proposal to move toward a biotechnology-friendly future, but small farmers said the current proposal will damage their ability to exist in the those countries.
A draft ARIPO plant variety protection law under consideration this week in Uganda is based on the 1991 version of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). The ARIPO Administrative Council met from 25-26 November and the Ministerial Conference is meeting on 27-28 November.
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