Food, power, intellectual property and Traditional Knowledge: A food system overview
Food, power, intellectual property and Traditional Knowledge: A food system overview Report
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- Author(s): Tansey, G.
- Secondary Author(s): Twarog, S., Kapoor, P.
- Tertiary Author(s): United Nations
- Published: 2004
- Publisher: UNCTAD-Commonwealth Secretariat
Abstract: This book contains a unique collection of perspectives and national experiences from around the world regarding the protection of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices (TK). It takes a broad view of the subject, addressing issues ranging from the importance of TK for communities, countries and the global economy to means of preserving and protecting it as well as harnessing its potential for development and ensuring equitable distribution of economic benefits derived from TK. The Tansey paper provides an overview of developments in the food system of the industrialized world, which is being globalized today.1 The food system is a complex web that connects the following components: • Biological: the living processes used to produce food and their ecological sustainability • Economic and political: the power and control that different groups exert over the various parts of the system • Social and cultural: the personal relations, community values and cultural traditions affecting people’s approach to food and its use
Notes: scroll to pg. 41 (61 of 420 in the pdf)
- Urls: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs//ditcted10_en.pdf
- Publisher Location: New York and Geneva