Food security is a pressing global challenge. Agricultural innovation is critical to addressing it. Equally important is ensuring that the benefits of such innovation are widely diffused, especially in developing countries.
The TRIPS Agreement provides WTO members with flexibilities for implementing its provisions in a way consistent with their agriculture and food security objectives. Yet such flexibilities have received little attention so far. This Policy Guide by Carlos Correa seeks to fill this gap. The Guide provides an overview of TRIPS-related patent flexibilities that support agriculture and food security objectives.