What information is there on the impact of PVP?
The introduction of the UPOV system of plant variety protection and UPOV membership have been found to be associated with:
Further details on the benefits of plant variety protection and UPOV membership can be found in the "UPOV Report on the Impact of Plant Variety Protection" (paper copies available upon request).
| (a) | increased breeding activities, |
| (b) | greater availability of improved varieties, |
| (c) | increased number of new varieties, |
| (d) | diversification of types of breeders (private breeders, researchers), |
| (e) | increased number of foreign new varieties, |
| (f) | encouraging the development of a new industry competitiveness on foreign markets, and |
| (g) | improved access to foreign plant varieties and enhanced domestic breeding programs. |
Further details on the benefits of plant variety protection and UPOV membership can be found in the "UPOV Report on the Impact of Plant Variety Protection" (paper copies available upon request).
