PENAMPANG (Nov 17): Indigenous and small-scale farmers and planters in Sabah are opposing the proposed amendment to Protection of New Plant Varieties (PNPV) Act 2004, which seeks to align it with UPOV 1991 (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants). PACOS Trust executive director Anne Lasimbang said farmers and planters in Sabah [...]
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