Tag: African Model Law

Towards Intellectual Property Rights Harmonisation in Africa

12 July, 2020 Events

Flora IP’s Dr Titilayo Adebola moderated a webinar on Thursday, 02 July 2020, organised by the Africa International Trade and Commerce Research (AITCR). See her opening presentation and initial …

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Access and Benefit sharing, Farmers’ Rights and Plant Breeders’ Rights: Reflections on the African Model Law

28 February, 2019 Food & Agriculture, Intellectual Property

Titilayo Adebola Abstract This article discusses the protection of new plant varieties in Africa and the African Model Law through the lens of its key protagonist, Professor Johnson Ekpere. …

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The world’s farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population yet, hunger persists. Around 733 million people are facing hunger in the world due to repeated weather shocks, conflicts, economic downturns, inequality, and the pandemic. This impacts the poor and vulnerable most severely, many of whom are agricultural households, reflecting widening inequalities across and within countries.

Food is the third most basic human need after air and water – everyone should have the right to adequate food. Human rights such as the right to food, life and liberty, work and education are recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and two legally binding international covenants.

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).