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FNI Report 14/2010

GIFT: The Story Since Leaving ICLARM (now known as The WorldFish Center)
Socioeconomic, Access and Benefit Sharing and Dissemination Aspects

Raul W. Ponzoni, Hooi Ling Khaw and Hoong Yip Yee

GIFT: The Story Since Leaving ICLARM (now known as The WorldFish Center)
Socioeconomic, Access and Benefit Sharing and Dissemination Aspects

By Raul W. Ponzoni, Hooi Ling Khaw and Hoong Yip Yee The WorldFish Center Penang, Malaysia E-mail to Raul W. Ponzoni: r.ponzoni@cgiar.org November 2010

Copyright © Fridtjof Nansen Institute 2010 Title GIFT: The Story since Leaving ICLARM (Now Known as The WorldFish Center – Socioeconomic, Access and Benefit Sharing and Dissemination Aspects Publication Type and Number FNI Report 14/2010 Authors Raul W. Ponzoni, Hooi Ling Khaw and Hoong Yip Yee Pages 47 ISBN 978-82-7613-602-9-print version 978-82-7613-603-6-online version ISSN 1504-9744 Abstract The aim of the overall project of which this report is part is to identify possible solutions for regulating access to aquatic genetic resources and legal protection of the results of research and development in aquaculture using such resources. The case study of the collaborative program on Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias (GIFT) serves as a basis for comparison with two other case studies from Norway on salmon and cod. This study aims to address the following questions: How has the legal regime for GIFT material developed since leaving WorldFish? How has this affected the use and dissemination of GIFT material by the aquaculture sector (private and public sectors)? How has the transfer from WorldFish affected access and benefit sharing of GIFT material? And what are the effects on further developments and innovation of this breeding material? The report concludes that there is no doubt that the GIFT project has had an impact worldwide. Both the technology and the genetically improved fish have been widely distributed and are now known. Whereas we


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