Dissemination

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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Dissemination of Plant Biotechnology - an
African Perspective
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Aims of Modern Plant Biotechnology
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Dissemination of technology
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
The need for plant biotechnology in Africa why?
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
The need for plant biotechnology in Africa why?
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
The poor performance of agricultural
biotechnology in Africa
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
African success stories in plant biotechnology
Properties
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
African success stories in plant biotechnology
(contd)
therefore, double cropping
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Immediate visible benefits of GM crops
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Status of plant biotechnology in Africa adapted
from Brink, J.A. et al 1998
North Africa
Morocco
Tunisia
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Status of plant biotechnology in Africa
(contd) adapted from Brink, J.A. et al 1998
West Africa
Cameroon
Nigeria
Senegal
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Status of plant biotechnology in Africa
(contd) adapted from Brink, J.A et al 1998
East and central Africa
Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Status of plant biotechnology in Africa
(contd) adapted from Brink, J.A. et al 1998
East and Central Africa (contd)
Uganda
Southern Africa
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Status of plant biotechnology in Africa
(contd) adapted from Brink, J.A. et al 1998
Republic of South Africa
Genetic engineering
Molecular marker applications
Tissue culture
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
The road ahead
..to commercial production
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Positive signals
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WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Geneva,
Switzerland, October 24, 2003
Conclusions
then there would probably not be any future
generations of Africans to protect from such
potential dangers