| dc.creator | PIPOC 2007 International Palm Oil Congress Palm oil: Empowering change
August 26-30, 2007 :
Kuala Lumpur :
52116. | |
| dc.creator | Jusoh, Sufian
47136. | |
| dc.creator | Malaysian Palm Oil Board, MPOB
50178. | |
| dc.date | 2007. | |
| dc.description | Sustainable agriculture is a system that can evolve indefinitely towards greater human utility, efficient use of resource balanced with an environment which is favourable to humans and most other species. One of the ways to encourage sustainability in agriculture is by encouraging innovations. These include innovation in new and more efficient plant and animal breeds that will increase efficiency, less negative effect on the environment and will increase productivity and income for the participants in agriculture sector. This paper will examine how the Malaysian Patents Act 1983 (MPA) and the Plant Variety Protection Act 2004 (PVP) can be best used to encourage innovations that will promote growth and sustainability in agriculture. MPA and PVP provide intellectual property protections for inventions. Specifically the PVP provide intellectual property protections for new breeds of plant that meet the necessary requirements. MPA is more relevant for other related inventions such as in the field of biotechnology. On the other hand, the opportunities provided by the two legislations are not without their shortcomings. Such shortcomings include the high-related costs, the perception that they are only suitable for big and rich inventors or big business, it's utilised mostly by foreigners and the length of time taken to be protected. The paper will explore such shortcomings and its effect on small farmers and small-holders. Taking into accounts of developments at international level, the paper will also provide recommendations on how small farmers and small-holders can benefit from the protection system to encourage them to be innovative and to be more sustainable in agriculture sectors. | |
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| dc.description | Sustainable agriculture is a system that can evolve indefinitely towards greater human utility, efficient use of resource balanced with an environment which is favourable to humans and most other species. One of the ways to encourage sustainability in agriculture is by encouraging innovations. These include innovation in new and more efficient plant and animal breeds that will increase efficiency, less negative effect on the environment and will increase productivity and income for the participants in agriculture sector. This paper will examine how the Malaysian Patents Act 1983 (MPA) and the Plant Variety Protection Act 2004 (PVP) can be best used to encourage innovations that will promote growth and sustainability in agriculture. MPA and PVP provide intellectual property protections for inventions. Specifically the PVP provide intellectual property protections for new breeds of plant that meet the necessary requirements. MPA is more relevant for other related inventions such as in the field of biotechnology. On the other hand, the opportunities provided by the two legislations are not without their shortcomings. Such shortcomings include the high-related costs, the perception that they are only suitable for big and rich inventors or big business, it's utilised mostly by foreigners and the length of time taken to be protected. The paper will explore such shortcomings and its effect on small farmers and small-holders. Taking into accounts of developments at international level, the paper will also provide recommendations on how small farmers and small-holders can benefit from the protection system to encourage them to be innovative and to be more sustainable in agriculture sectors. | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Kuala Lumpur : MPOB, | |
| dc.subject | Malaysia | |
| dc.subject | Marco legal | |
| dc.subject | Sostenibilidad. | |
| dc.subject | Palma de aceite | |
| dc.title | Promoting innovation for sustainability in agriculture : The role of Malaysian Legal Framework. | |
| dc.type | text | |
