A flaw in Australia's plant-breeding rights system could mean the fruits, vegetables and grains needed to feed the world and combat climate change are never developed.
They are the rock stars of the food world, the next "big things" that will change what people eat, but a royalty dispute could mean they never hit the table.A flaw in Australia's plant-breeding rights system could mean fruits, vegetables, and grains needed to feed the world and combat climate change are never developed.In a greenhouse in the Netherlands, a competition not unlike Australia's Got Talent is unfolding.
A century later, the International Seed Federation represents the breeders and traders responsible for new varieties designed to entice consumers, but also to overcome some of the world's greatest challenges — food insecurity and climate change. "Currently there are about 2,600 plant varieties that are protected by a plant breeders' right in Australia … a further 1,700 have provisional protection," Dr Madsen says.That protection means that when someone such as a farmer uses the seeds to make money, just like if a song is used in a movie, the rights holder is entitled to some of the profit through a royalty payment.
GrainGrowers policy manager Sam Nelson says reporting is cumbersome and requires growers to repeatedly submit paperwork throughout the year to a system that has not kept up with modern technology. In 2021 it started a review of the system, which requires written applications and lengthy growing trials to prove the new variety is uniform, stable, and distinct from existing ones.The research work concluded in March but no clear timeline has been set for any changes.Dr Madsen says public consultation on any potential policy change could happen as soon as mid-next year, and royalty compliance is being looked at.
She says the intergovernmental organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, has encouraged the introduction of between 3,500 and 4,000 new varieties to the European market every year.Stories from farms and country towns across Australia, delivered each Friday.The Aussie dollar is gaining strength so is now the time for an overseas trip?
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