Abstract
By 2050, the Philippine population is projected to increase by as much as 41 percent, from 99.9 million to nearly 153 million people. Producing enough food for such an expanding population and achieving food security remain a challenge for the Philippine government. This paper argued that intellectual property rights (IPR) can play a key role in achieving the nation’s current goal to be food-secure and provided examples to illustrate that the presence of sound intellectual property (IP) helps foster research, development, and deployment of agricultural innovations. This paper also offered key recommendations about how the IP system can be further leveraged to enable access, creation, and commercialization of new and innovative agricultural practices and technologies to enhance the nation’s agricultural productivity, meet rice self-sufficiency, and sustain food security.
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Journal Title
Michigan State International Law Review
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Jane Payumo, Howard Grimes, Antonio Alfonso, Stanley P. Kowalski, Keith Jones, Karim Maredia & Rodolfo Estigoy, "Intellectual Property and Opportunities for Food Security in the Philippines," 21 MICH. ST. INT'L L. REV. 125 (2013), available at http://perma.cc/4NTT-37NX
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