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Intellectual property rights and animal genetic resources

Confused about patents and how they relate to the livestock breeds? What’s the difference between a patent and a trademark? A geographical indication and a sui generis system? What are Livestock Keepers’ Rights? This two-page leaflet explains it all in simple language.

  • Title: Intellectual property rights and animal genetic resources
  • Author: LPP / League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development and Local Livestock for Empowerment (LIFE) Network / 2007
  • Description: Two-page leaflet
  • Format: Zip
  • Pages: 2

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    Endogenous versus globalized: An alternative vision of livestock development for the poor

    Critical analysis of the options for increasing livestock production would be successful and equitable, and examines the alternative approach, endogenous livestock development, building on local resources, including knowledge, institutions, fodder, and animal genetic resources.

  • Title: Endogenous versus globalized: An alternative vision of livestock development for the poor
  • Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson / League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development and Local Livestock for Empowerment (LIFE) Network / 2007
  • Description: Critical analysis of the options for increasing livestock production
  • Format: Zip
  • Pages: 23

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    Das Tierzucht-Monopoly: Konzentration und Aneignungsstrategien einer aufsteigenden Macht in der globalen Ernährungswirtschaft

    Study of the concentration of control over genetic resources in the hands of a few large companies.

  • Title: Das Tierzucht-Monopoly: Konzentration und Aneignungsstrategien einer aufsteigenden Macht in der globalen Ernährungswirtschaft
  • Author: Susanne Gura / League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development and Local Livestock for Empowerment (LIFE) Network / 2007
  • Description: Study of the concentration of control over genetic resources in the hands of a few large companies.
  • Format: Pdf
  • Pages: 31

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