Plants varieties protection options

Plants varieties protection options

Protection of plant varieties is a stimulus and a support for long-term investment in plant breeding; this protection integrates the framework of rules guaranteeing this investment, which covers relevant aspects such as the market for seeds and other propagating material or the multiplication of varieties adapted, through complete processes, to the needs of farmers. From the ornamental aspect to food security, the protection of plant varieties has a strategic role in supporting employment and the development of national economies. Speakers will present the options offered by Latin American countries for the protection of this special category of intellectual property and will comment, based on the experience of these countries, on the positive impact of the existence of such protection.