Making a case for farmers’ rights for the benefit of farmers under the Malaysian plant variety law

• Main Authors: Murshamshul Kamariah, Musa, Zuhairah Ariff, Abd Ghadas, Shahril Nizam, Md Radzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IDOSI Publications 2015
• Subjects: JA Political science (General); K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5084/1/FH02-FLAIR-16-05233.pdf; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/5084/

Farmers’ Rights concept has been articulated under Article 9 of the FAO Treaty to be carried out by national governments as a measure towards strengthening the rights of farmers. The four core principles namely right to seeds, right to traditional knowledge, right to equitable benefit sharing and...