The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 provides a consensus assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets. This Outlook edition reveals important trends. Emerging economies will be pivotal in shaping the …
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 28 June 2024 to enhance cooperation and collaboration on a range …
The fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights (AHTEG-5) held from 24 to 24 June 2024. AHTEG 1, AHTEG 2, AHTEG 3 and AHTEG …
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 …
IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity. The World Intellectual Property (IP) Day 2024 offers an opportunity to discuss and explore how intellectual property rights …
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 …
