On 6 February 2022, during the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, the African Union recognised the African Development Bank Group’s African Leaders for Nutrition Initiative, for its …
Plant Variety Protection Act 2021. See sample direct excerpts below. Explanatory Memorandum This Act protects plant varieties, encourages investment in plant breeding and crop variety development and establishes a …
In January 2022, the National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breeds Registration and Release Committee (NVRC) released 49 high-yielding crop varieties of 11 crops submitted for registration and release by …
African Union Commission Executive Summary The report covers eight components. I) Collection and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources. This section provides an overview of the international policy environment for …
In partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and Riby, Nourishing Africa is launching the Youth in Agri-Food Export Development Program (YAEDP), a six-month program designed to develop the …
Every April 26, the World Intellectual Property Organisation celebrates World Intellectual Property Day to promote the role that intellectual property (IPRs) play in encouraging creativity and innovation. This year, …
By FAO. 10 January 2022. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Finland signed an agreement on 10 January 2022 to build the capacity of …
To start us on a nutritious path for 2022, Professor Jennie Macdiarmid of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen speaks to Flora IP about …
World Intellectual Property Organisation Through this activity, WIPO aims to celebrate and make widely known the creativity of Indigenous and local community youth, as well as raise their awareness …
January Farmers’ Rights include: The protection of traditional knowledge relevant to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture; the right to equitably participate in sharing benefits arising from the …
