Results of the Symposium

Report

Symposium Report by InfoAgrar  [PDF, 112 KB, 6p.]
 

Presentations

Anthony Taubman (WIPO):
Overview of existing legal instruments concerning IPR in international agriculture
Slides  [PDF, 478 KB, 29p.]

Susan Bragdon (IPGRI): 
Benefits and shortcomings of IPR in international agricultural research
Slides  [PDF, 47 KB, 10p.]

Rafael Mariano (Peasant Movement of the Philippines):
Benefits and shortcomings of IPR for small-scale farmers in developing countries
Paper [PDF, 40 KB, 9p.]

Anatole Krattiger (bioDevelopments / Cornell University, USA):
How can intellectual property rights contribute to the food security of an increasingly globalized world while meeting the demands of farmers and breeders?
Paper [PDF, 67 KB, 14p.],  Slides [PDF, 1211 KB, 36p.]

Johnson A. Ekpere (University of Ibadan):
Intellectual Property Rights and Food Security: Implications for Africa’s Agriculture
Paper [PDF, 44 KB, 8p.]

Press

Gegen den Diebstahl von traditionellem Wissen,
article on the Symposium by R. Waldner (appeared in "Tagesanzeiger" on 
2 October 2002)
[PDF, 10 KB, 2p.]

Patente in der Landwirtschaft stellen nicht nur Bauern vor Probleme, 
article on the Symposium by InfoSüd (appeared in a slightly modified form in 
"Basler Zeitung" on 3 October 2002 and in "Aargauer Zeitung/Mittellandzeitung" on 
7 October 2002)
[PDF, 10 KB, 2p.]

Participants

List of Participants [PDF, 13 KB, 2p.]
 

Photos (click to enlarge)

 
Video shown at exhibition

"Woods were lovely, dark and deep" a film on biodiversity in collaboration with IUCN,
featuring interviews with: T. Egziabher (EPA, Ethiopia), Ch. von Weizsäcker (ECOROPA, Germany), J. McNeely (IUCN), M. T. El-Ashry (CEO & Chairman, GEF), S. Sahai (Convenor Gene Campaign, India) and many more.

Conceived, produced and directed by:
Dinesh Lakhanpal, Lakhanpal Productions, Mumbai, India

Contact: 
lpd@vsnl.com, Tel.:++91 22 639 3355, Fax:++91 22 639 3355