Farmers right (FAO, 1989)
- FAO recognizes that farmers and rural communities have contributed greatly to the creation, conservation, exchange and knowledge of genetic resources.
- Hence, they should be recognized and rewarded for their past ad on-going contributions
Types of Farmer rights
- Right to seed: Rights of farmers to save, use, sow, exchange and sell farm-saved seed.
- Right to participate in fair and equitable sharing of benefits.
- Right to participate in decisions making process.
WIPO (World Intellectual property organization) and agriculture
- It shall include rights relating to:
a) Literary, artistic and scientific works
b) Performance of performing artist
c) Inventions
d) Scientific discoveries
e) Industrial designs