Exploring the feasibility of farmers' rights

Development Policy Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 419-447

  Srinivasan, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0041813072     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7679.00218     Document Type: Article

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