Farmers' Rights in the Age of Agricultural Intellectual Property: From Soil to Statute

Title

Farmers' Rights in the Age of Agricultural Intellectual Property: From Soil to Statute

Creator

Pandey, Ananya; Mishra, Achyutananda

Description

This chapter explores the evolving landscape of Farmers' Rights in the context of intensifying agricultural intellectual property regimes. It critically examines the intersection of international legal frameworks, national legislations, and customary practices that shape farmers access to seeds, biodiversity, and knowledge systems. Through a multidisciplinary lens combining legal theory, environmental justice, and agroecological insights, the chapter interrogates how intellectual property regimes, such as UPOV and TRIPS, impact traditional seed systems, biodiversity conservation, and food sovereignty. It highlights tensions between privatized biotechnological innovations and community- centric stewardship of genetic resources, particularly in the face of climate change and digital sequence information. By tracing the trajectory from soil to statute, farmers' rights emerge from grassroots agricultural practices and struggles, evolving into legal recognition and protection through policy and law. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.

Source

Geostatistical Insights on Mapping Flood Hazards and Wetland Dynamics;pp.123-150

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Pandey A., Christ University, Bangalore, India; Mishra A., Christ University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-833733208-6; 979-833733206-2;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-3206-2.ch005

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