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World Service,02 Mar 1998,13 mins

Breeding improves Tilapia Yield

The Farming World

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The work of the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) project enables Filipino farmers to get better returns from their ponds. Plus, in Bangladesh how fish farmers are getting the right advice about their ponds. And what's in a regional name - Indians fight to reclaim 'Basmati' name patented by US RiceTec. NOTE: In 2001, US Patent and Trademark Office granted RiceTec a narrower patent than first sought. The Indian government now regards the case as closed, although there is still widespread concern about the patenting of plant varieties and other organisms.

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