Peru s war on biopiracy

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Peru s war on biopiracy [1]

peruvian farmers and indigenous peoples' organisations are up in arms against two us patents on maca ( Lepidium meyenii ), a plant related to the mustard family, cultivated for centuries in the Puna highlands of Peru. Maca is a staple food crop of Peru and is widely marketed in the West as a

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14/08/2002

Source: Down to Earth [2]

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