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US, Brazil seek patent to Tanzania sorghum
There is growing trend where global firms are patenting African food crops like sorghum. Photo/LEONARD MAGOMBA
By MIKE MANDE and ABDUEL ELINAZA
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Posted Monday, February 15 2010 at 00:00
Posted Monday, February 15 2010 at 00:00
The treaty prohibits patent claims on the varieties and genes of plants held in trust, raising questions about the legality of the patent claims.
Mr Edward Hammond, a researcher at the African Centre for Biosafety, says Dow Chemical and Oji Paper have expressed interest in buying licences for the patent.
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