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Farmers rally in front of Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry over UPOV Convention

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Thai farmers' groups rallied against the UPOV Convention 1991, expressing concerns over its potential negative impact on Thai plant varieties and grassroots agriculture during ongoing FTA talks with the European Union.
Protesting farmers specifically rejected Section X51 of the EU's FTA proposal, which would require Thailand to amend its Plant Varieties Protection Act of 1999 to align with the UPOV 1991 Convention.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives received the farmers' letter, asserting that the UPOV Convention would not harm farmers and could offer opportunities for the agro-industrial sector, citing India as an example of lost value without it.