... intangibleslike IP and the use of genetic resources. The new international rules on these, agreed since the early 1990s, will do much to shape the future control of food. Yet these often complexand ... overview of the contemporary food system, the basics of IP andits role in the food system. The central core of the book is Part II, which provides the background and a guide to negotiations and the key ... 1992)We, the Heads of State and Government, or our representatives, gathered at the World Food Summit at the invitation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,reaffirm the...