Intellectual property rights in agriculture : the World Bank's role in assisting borrower and Member countries
2000
Lele, Uma J. |
Lesser, William |
Horstkotte-Wesseler, Gesa |
Private investment in agricultural biotechnology research by seed companies is increasingly rapidly. The privatization of intellectual property, and the associated emergence of the private sector as the major force in agricultural technology generation, is beginning to have a profound impact on farmers and researchers in industrial and developing countries.