Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies
This paper addresses the issue of using intellectual property rights (IPRs) in public sector breeding, and the potential impact on breeding strategies and on the costs and benefits. The paper is based on a study on the impact of IPRs in the breedi...
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okr-10986-96042021-04-23T14:02:46Z Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies Louwaars, Niels Tripp, Rob Eaton, Derek AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES COMMERCIAL CROPS COMMERCIAL FARMERS COMMERCIALIZATION CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROPS FARM FARMERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FUNDS FOR RESEARCH GENETIC RESOURCES GRAINS HYBRIDS INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INVENTIONS LICENSING MAIZE MARKETING NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION PLANT BREEDING PLANT PATHOLOGY POOR FARMERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS PROGRAMS PULSES RESEARCH CENTRES RESEARCH FUNDS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH PRIORITIES RESEARCH STRATEGIES RESEARCHERS ROOT CROPS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEED SEED INDUSTRY SEED PRODUCERS SEED PRODUCTION SOCIAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER This paper addresses the issue of using intellectual property rights (IPRs) in public sector breeding, and the potential impact on breeding strategies and on the costs and benefits. The paper is based on a study on the impact of IPRs in the breeding industry in developing countries. There are three main reasons for national agricultural research institutes (NARIs) to embrace IPRs: recognition, technology access and transfer, and revenue. Introducing the concept of revenue generation in public plant breeding is likely to have an impact on the distribution of funds within the NARI and on the breeding strategies applied. A second possible impact is that funds will be distributed more to crops with a high value in seed production. The third level of impact is within breeding programs themselves, where researchers have to choose which ecological areas or client groups to target. The paper concludes with suggestions: Policymakers and research managers need to be aware of potential difficulties of matching revenue generation through IPRs and the public tasks of the NARIs. Explicit national and institutional policies are needed to guide choices regarding the management of IPRs in breeding. Research institutes need to prepare for managing IPRs, whether they intend to protect their own inventions or not. Human and financial resources need to be made available, and the institutional culture needs to be adapted to the new developments. 2012-08-13T09:04:34Z 2012-08-13T09:04:34Z 2006-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7014221/public-research-plant-breeding-intellectual-property-rights-call-new-institutional-policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9604 English Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 13 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES COMMERCIAL CROPS COMMERCIAL FARMERS COMMERCIALIZATION CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROPS FARM FARMERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FUNDS FOR RESEARCH GENETIC RESOURCES GRAINS HYBRIDS INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INVENTIONS LICENSING MAIZE MARKETING NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION PLANT BREEDING PLANT PATHOLOGY POOR FARMERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS PROGRAMS PULSES RESEARCH CENTRES RESEARCH FUNDS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH PRIORITIES RESEARCH STRATEGIES RESEARCHERS ROOT CROPS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEED SEED INDUSTRY SEED PRODUCERS SEED PRODUCTION SOCIAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Louwaars, Niels Tripp, Rob Eaton, Derek Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies |
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This paper addresses the issue of using
intellectual property rights (IPRs) in public sector
breeding, and the potential impact on breeding strategies
and on the costs and benefits. The paper is based on a
study on the impact of IPRs in the breeding industry in
developing countries. There are three main reasons for
national agricultural research institutes (NARIs) to embrace
IPRs: recognition, technology access and transfer, and
revenue. Introducing the concept of revenue generation in
public plant breeding is likely to have an impact on the
distribution of funds within the NARI and on the breeding
strategies applied. A second possible impact is that funds
will be distributed more to crops with a high value in seed
production. The third level of impact is within breeding
programs themselves, where researchers have to choose which
ecological areas or client groups to target. The paper
concludes with suggestions: Policymakers and research
managers need to be aware of potential difficulties of
matching revenue generation through IPRs and the public
tasks of the NARIs. Explicit national and institutional
policies are needed to guide choices regarding the
management of IPRs in breeding. Research institutes need to
prepare for managing IPRs, whether they intend to protect
their own inventions or not. Human and financial resources
need to be made available, and the institutional culture
needs to be adapted to the new developments. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Louwaars, Niels Tripp, Rob Eaton, Derek |
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Louwaars, Niels Tripp, Rob Eaton, Derek |
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Louwaars, Niels |
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Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies |
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Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies |
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Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies |
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Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies |
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Public Research in Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights : A Call for New Institutional Policies |
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public research in plant breeding and intellectual property rights : a call for new institutional policies |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7014221/public-research-plant-breeding-intellectual-property-rights-call-new-institutional-policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9604 |
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