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Is patenting crops really about feeding the hungry? A response
The Conversation, Vol.29 September
The Conversation Media Group
2011
Abstract
Michael Gilbert’s article starts with a title that poses a question - Will patenting crops help feed the hungry? Fair enough, except he then proceeds to provide an answer, which as the posted comments below the article suggest, is incomprehensible.
Gilbert begins with an account of a variety of white rice developed by an organisation he runs. This rice, he says, contains much more iron and zinc than “conventional rice”, whatever that means.
Putting this qualitative issue to one side, what has patenting genes got to do with anything he says about this “new” rice?
Details
- Title
- Is patenting crops really about feeding the hungry? A response
- Authors/Creators
- L. Palombi (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Conversation, Vol.29 September
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group
- Identifiers
- 991005541075007891
- Copyright
- The Author
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Other
- Publisher URL
- http://theconversation.com/au
- Resource Sub-type
- Nonrefereed Article
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