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100 1 _aKuhlmann, K.
_934359
245 1 0 _aLicensing as a commercialization strategy to improve varietal adoption in Ghana
260 _a[Place of publication not identified] :
_bCIMMYT :
_bNew Markets Lab,
_c2025.
300 _a5 pages
490 _aAVISA Policy Brief
_vNovember 2025
500 _aOpen Access
520 _aGhana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), through its Crops Research Institute (CRI) and Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), is responsible for developing improved crop varieties and has developed hundreds of varieties over the years. However, these public research institutes face significant funding challenges that constraint breeding activities, variety testing and release, maintenance and provision of early generation seed (EGS), and handover to seed systems actors. This policy brief summarizes findings from a consultative meetings and workshops held in 2024 to understand how CSIR-CRI and CSIR-SARI can explore licensing to enhance varietal adoption and commercialization. It was identified that the licensing model currently implemented by the CSIR could have broader implications for public breeding objectives or farmers' access to improved varieties. Low awareness of Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) and intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations among staff, gaps in managing licensing agreements, and weak private sector engagement undermine crop variety commercialization through licensing. Recommendations based on stakeholder consultations included the development of an improved licensing strategy and standardadized guidelines, awareness creation, capacity building in variety licencing models, institutionalization of EGS supply processes, and improved engagement with the private sector.
546 _aText in English
591 _aGupta, R. : Not in IRS staff list but CIMMYT Affiliation
597 _dCGIAR Trust Fund
_fBreeding for Tomorrow
_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/178825
650 7 _a Licences
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650 7 _aCommercialization
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650 7 _aPolicy briefs
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650 7 _aAgricultural policies
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651 7 _aGhana
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700 0 _aAdron Naggayi Nalinya
_934361
700 1 _aBotey, M.
_940739
700 1 _aGichuru, L.
_8001713856
_gGenetic Resources Program
_gDryland Crops Program
_912201
700 1 _aPuozaa, D.K.
_gDryland Crops Program
_8001714057
_931913
700 1 _aOnsando, J.
_940740
700 1 _aAhenda, J.
_940741
700 1 _aMujaju, C.
_940742
700 1 _8001712848
_aOjiewo, C.O.
_gGenetics Resource Program
_gDryland Crops Program
_929311
856 4 _yOpen Access through DSpace
_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/36242
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