Recent developments in intellectual property and power in the private sector related to food and agriculture

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Blakeney, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

GM agriculture; Intellectual property; Patents; Plant variety rights

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 78751679584     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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