TRIPs and food security: Implications of the WTO's TRIPs Agreement for food security in the developing world

British Food Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 366-379

  Downes, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Conventions; Developing countries; Laws and legislation; Patents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132530     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700410531598     Document Type: Article

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