South Africa - 2010 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Plant Breeders’ Rights Policy

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forestry,Ministry of Fisheries, South Africa

The objective of this Plant Breeders’ Rights policy is to stimulate economic growth by providing an internationally recognized system for plant variety protection, ensuring the availability of plant varieties for South African agriculture, encouraging the participation of those previously excluded from economic activity by recognizing their informal systems of innovation and creativity and encouraging the sustainable use and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

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Plant Breeders’ Rights Policy Current Version

January 2022

The objective of this Plant Breeders’ Rights policy is to stimulate economic growth by providing an internationally recognized system for plant variety protection, ensuring the availability of plant varieties for South African agriculture, encouraging the participation of those previously excluded from economic activity by recognizing their informal systems of innovation and creativity and encouraging the sustainable use and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

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