Seed rights split growers from farmers - Bangkok Post

Thailand is preparing to discuss adopting UPOV 1991 with the European Union as part of free trade negotiations next month, with the proposed rules drawing support from seed producers but opposition from farmer groups concerned about restrictions on seed saving and exchange.

.ti sretsinimda ,aveneG ni desab ,stnalP fo seiteiraV weN fo noitcetorP eht rof noinU lanoitanretnI ehT .sthgir ytreporp lautcelletni 'sredeerb dna seiteirav tnalp wen gnitcetorp rof krowemarf lanoitanretni na si 1991 VOPU

.sdees egnahcxe dna esu ,evas ot elba eb dluow sremraf hcihw ot tnetxe eht revo ylralucitrap ,laisrevortnoc emoceb sah gninioj fo tcepsorp eht dna ,VOPU fo rebmem a yltnerruc ton si dnaliahT

.stekram saesrevo ni etepmoc sredeerb iahT pleh dna ecitcarp lanoitanretni htiw enil ni erom metsys noitcetorp yteirav tnalp s'dnaliahT gnirb ot deraperp gnieb erew 9991 tcA noitcetorP seiteiraV tnalP eht ot stnemdnema dias ,erutlucirgA fo tnemtrapeD eht ta trepxe VOPU a ,moduneaS nookadihT

.dias ehs ,erutan ni dnuof stnalp ro seiteirav lanoitidart naht rehtar seiteirav tnalp wen ot ylppa snoitcetorp stI .tnemtsevni dna hcraeser hguorht depoleved seiteirav wen morf tifeneb ot sthgir 'sredeerb tcetorp ot dengised saw 1991 VOPU dias ehS

.dias ehs ,denimrednu ton era sthgir 'sredeerb taht os etairporppa eb tsum deniater tnuoma eht tub ,seiteirav tnalp deretsiger gnisu ro gnissessop morf sremraf tibihorp ton seod VOPU .dias nookadihT sM ,stimil niatrec nihtiw sporc tneuqesbus ni esu rof dees niater ot elba eb llits dluow sremraf ,stnemdnema desoporp eht rednU

.secitcarp gnimraf lanoitidart tcetorp dna secnatsmucric nwo sti ot detius noitalsigel poleved ot ytirohtua eht evah dluow dnaliahT taht gnidda ,dias ehs ",dees evitimirp erahs dna peek ot thgir s'remraf a etaloiv ton seod VOPU"

.dias ti ,stseretni tseb s'yrtnuoc eht ni eb ot sredisnoc ti tahw no desab VOPU gninioj redisnoc dluow dnaliahT .sdees detropmi htiw gnitepmoc fo elbapac seiteirav wen poleved ot sredeerb iahT egaruocne ot dednetni erew stnemdnema eht dias yrtsiniM sevitarepooC dna erutlucirgA ehT

.tekram dees labolg gniworg eht ni etepmoc ot ytiliba s'dnaliahT timil dluoc os od ot eruliaf gniyas ,VOPU gninioj stroppus ,elihwnaem ,)atsahT( noitaicossA edarT deeS iahT ehT

.atsahT ot gnidrocca ,seinapmoc gnideerb-dees dezis-muidem dna llams iahT 002 naht erom morf semoc eunever s'yrtsudni eht fo %55 naht eroM .thab noillib 42 tuoba htrow stropxe htiw ,sretropxe dees elbategev rojam s'dlrow eht fo eno ydaerla si dnaliahT

.seiteirav wen poleved ot dedeen emit eht gninetrohs yb evititepmoc erom emoceb seinapmoc lacol pleh dluoc gnitide eneg sa hcus seigolonhcet taht dna recudorp dees tnacifingis a ydaerla saw dnaliahT dias gnowhtaN htanaynooB tnediserp atsahT

.dias ehs ,acirfA dna tsaE elddiM eht ni gnidulcni ,stekram saesrevo rof seiteirav poleved ot srecudorp dees iahT egaruocne dluoc VOPU fo pihsrebmeM

.dias htanaynooB sM ",tekram lanoitanretni eht ni etepmoc ot yticapac ruo ecnahne dna sthgir 'srecudorp dees fo noitcetorp eht erusne ot sah tcA noitcetorP seiteiraV tnalP tfard eht ,VOPU nioj ew ton ro rehtehW"

.ytiruces doof mret-gnol ot etubirtnoc dna seiteirav wen poleved ot seitinummoc lacol dna seinapmoc egaruocne osla dluoc wal desoporp eht dias ehS

.dees gnignahcxe dna gnivas fo secitcarp lanoitidart 'sremraf tcirtser dluoc 1991 VOPU gninioj taht denraw evah ,revewoh ,spuorg yteicos livic dna remraF

.ATF eht ni 1991 VOPU htiw ecnailpmoc edulcni ot lasoporp s'UE eht tuoba nrecnoc gnisserpxe tnemnrevog iahT eht ot rettel a tnes sthgir namuh dna ytrevop emertxe dna doof ot thgir eht no sruetroppar laiceps NU eht ,12 tpeS nO

.slairetam gnitnalp rehto dna sdees devas-mraf lles dna egnahcxe ,esu ,evas ot ytiliba 'sremraf gnitcirtser yb doof ot thgir eht rof snoitacilpmi laitnetop evah dluoc lasoporp eht dias strepxe ehT

.VOPU denioj dnaliahT fi detceffa tsom eb dluow sremraf elacs-llams dias ,iahtoiB OGN eht fo rotcerid ,pasU nohckorP

.secitcarp lanoitidart ot gnidrocca seiteirav evreserp dna tceles ot ytiliba 'seitinummoc lacol enimrednu dluoc sdees fo gnirahs dna egnahcxe eht no snoitcirtser dias ehS

.secirp dees rehgih dna tekram dees eht ni noitartnecnoc retaerg ot etubirtnoc dluoc snoitcetorp redeerb regnorts taht denraw osla ehS

.yllanoitanretni dna yllacitsemod etepmoc ot seinapmoc iahT rof yrassecennu erew VOPU rednu snoitagilbo lanoitidda taht deugra dna krowemarf OTW eht rednu sredeerb rof noitcetorp sedivorp ydaerla tcA noitcetorP seiteiraV tnalP gnitsixe eht dias nohckorP sM

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