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Impact of Awareness Programmes and Capacity Building in Farmers’ Plant Variety Registration under the PPV &FR Act
Get PDFIndian PVP law is unique as it simultaneously aims to protect the plant breeders and farmers. In the initial years of law implementation, the progress with respect to registration of farmers’ varieties was not only slow but also inconsistent, and the trend was erratic. The receipt of applications for Plant Genome Saviour Awards was also meagre due to non-awareness with the farming community in the agro-biodiversity rich regions. With planned awareness programs in collaboration with NARS, NGOs and KVK system throughout the country resulted in receipt of more number of applications for farmers’ varieties registration and also for awards indicating that the training programs to the trainers and farmers, national dialogues on farmers rights, exhibitions and publications in local newspapers play an important role in confidence building and clearing misconceptions about filing IPR. It is suggested to organize large number of capacity building programs to both trainers and farmers in the agro-biodiversity rich regions to attract more farmers/farming communities for filing applications both for registration of farmers’ varieties and the Genome Saviour Awards
Intellectual property law and e-commerce in Sri-Lanka: towards a jurisprudence based on constitution, Roman-Dutch law and Buddhist principle
No full textPhDModem developments in technology, connnerce and the cultural industries pose
problems for intellectual property in Sri Lanka, as everywhere. Case law may be used for
judicial guidance but there are comparatively few reported cases from the Sri Lankan
courts. By examining Sri Lanka's juridical history and Constitution, together with
constitutionally recognised Buddhist principles, it is possible to suggest further sources
of guidance for judges. Using the proposed framework, it may be possible for the judges
to apply existing law to new situations and avoid the need for constant legislative change
in an attempt to keep up with developments and comply with Sri Lanka's international
obligations.
The extent to which such guidance may be useful is explored by looking at specific
issues, which have caused difficulty in other jurisdictions. It is hoped that the proposed
techniques could be used to build up a body of Sri Lankan jurisprudence. Ms may prove
more stable and effective than incremental legislation.
'Status juris - 'Mis study (unless otherwise stated) based on material available as at
0 1.12.2004 and the law in force on that date
