Implications of the treaties TRIPS, CBD and ITPGRFA on public agricultural R&D in the Philippines

Issue Date

6-2008

Abstract

Advances in agriculture and developments in the international policy arena reshape the environment for players in agricultural research systems in the developing countries, particularly the public re- search and development (R&D) institutions. Three of the most important international treaties and conventions that affect these institutions are the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO-TRIPS), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). These agreements deal with intellectual property rights (IPR), modern agricultural biotechnology (agbiotech) and plant genetic resources (PGR) management. They pose new rules and standards giving special challenges and opportunities for public agricultural R&D. This paper takes a close look at the important provisions of TRIPS, CBD and ITPGRFA that affect agricultural research and analyzes the implications of these intergovernmental agreements on the public agriculture R&D sector. The paper presents a framework that can help these institutions ana- lyze the impacts of these treaties on their agbiotech operations. It also offers institutional options for public sector R&D such as that from the Philippines that help survive the challenges of the treaties.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The (Formerly: The Philippine Agriculturist)

ISSN

0031-7454

Volume

91

Issue

2

Page

195-205

Document Type

Article

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Frequency

quarterly

Physical Description

chart; references

Language

English

Subject

hand tractor, levee-side plowing, ride-on tillage implement

En – AGROVOC descriptors

TREATIES; POLICY INNOVATION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; AGREEMENTS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

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