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After over two decades of negotiations, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Member States adopted a historic new Treaty related to Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge …
Seizing Africa’s Opportunities for a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient, and Integrated Continent. The Ten-Year Strategy outlines how the Bank will invest in Africa’s best asset: its vibrant young men and …
Abstract This chapter critically analyses the provisions on agriculture in the Unidroit-IFAD Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts. It uncovers the wide-ranging complexities of agricultural land investment contracts …
Abstract This chapter argues that geographical indications (GIs) can contribute to increasing the exports of African countries (SDG 17.11), through inter alia branding. It uncovers the multifaceted factors that shape …
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has opened its 2024 Global Awards competition, inviting applications from small businesses and startups that use intellectual property (IP) to drive enterprise growth as well …
The United Nations declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids (IYC 2024). The Year will highlight how camelids are key to the livelihoods of millions of households in hostile …
January The metaverse can deliver interactive and immersive experiences to users and will change how people socialise, shop and work. It will complement an already booming gaming market globally …
On 1 December 2023, 134 countries countries, covering about 70 per cent of the world’s land, signed the UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, …
The Tenth Session of the Governing Body (GB-10) was convened under the provisions of Article 19 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). …
Kent Nnadozie (Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture) and Luigi Moio (President, International Organisation of Vine and Wine) signed a Letter of Intent to promote the …