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Who Owns the Right to Seeds?

Chee Yoke Ling, Executive Director, Third World Network

14-Jul-25 15:00

Who Owns the Right to Seeds?

A quiet but crucial battle is playing out over something we often overlook - seeds. Proposed changes to Malaysia’s Protection of New Plant Varieties Act could shift seed rights away from small farmers and into the hands of multinational companies. To help us understand what this means for farmers, food prices, and even our national seed sovereignty, we’re joined by Chee Yoke Ling, the Executive Director of the Third World Network.

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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Tags:  Protection of New Plant Varieties Actfarmer's rightsUPOV 91native seed protectionthe bigger pictureearth mattersseedsfood pricesfood securitycomprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-pacific partnershipcptppfood sovereigntygmothird world network





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