The Colombian breeder , however , has the right to block the entire exploitation of his variety , if it is protected in Guatemala . In 1993 , a request of a Guatemalan institute to the Colombians for improved varieties was refused .

Plant variety protection (PVP) and other laws are only a first step towards effective protection of IP as pointed out ... impact on the direction of domestic commercial seed markets, given that most PVP systems in developing countries ...

Impact of intellectual property rights on the agrifood chain There is no doubt that intellectual property rights ... of the developing countries , will increasingly limit access to patented animal and plant innovations or inventions .

... IICA executed a project on the impact of plant breeders ' rights . Also , the Institute continued to collaborate with the journal Biotechnology and Development Monitor , submitting articles on biotechnological research and marketing ...

... have implications for the development and transfer of biotechnology to Latin America in agriculture . First , the passage of " Plant Breeders ' Rights " legislation in Europe in the early 1960s and the " Plant Variety Protection Act ...

... have implications for the development and transfer of biotechnology to Latin America in agriculture . First , the passage of " Plant Breeders ' Rights " legislation in Europe in the early 1960s and the " Plant Variety Protection Act ...

... and Dr. Antonio M. Pinchinat , Plant Breeder , both of CATIE's Tropical Crops and Soils Department . ... connected with national development and production programs of basic food crops in their respective countries .

One of the Institute's most import achievements in this area in the present decade was : the creation of subregional networks for reciprocal horizontal cooperation among countries in research and transfer and animal and plant genetic ...