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 Intellectual
property rights in agriculture is a hot topic in developing countries,
according to Sunil Kanwar, an assistant professor in the economics
department at the University of Delhi in Delhi, India.
"Given that agriculture constitutes the mainstay of most
developing economies even today, the issues relating to intellectual
property protection in agriculture are perceived to be of crucial
importance for their economic development," he states.
Sunil's Fulbright grant to Yale University enabled him to research
intellectual property rights specifically in relation to their
implications for research and development, technological change
and economic growth. He also studied issues relating to the breadth
of intellectual property protection and the patentability of life
forms.
Sunil enjoyed his experience at Yale. "I found the faculty
quite friendly and accessible. Getting together with colleagues,
therefore, either for discussions or just plain talk was something
that I looked forward to. I was able to strike up useful working
relationships with several faculty. The seminars and workshops,
the brown-bag discussion groups and lectures, were all very useful."
In addition, Sunil found that, "True to the American academic
tradition, one was able to sit in on colloquia in other departments
as well."
For example, he sat in on the sociology department's seminars
and was very pleased to be able to incorporate ideas and techniques
from other disciplines. "In all, I feel that I benefited
a lot from associating with some of the best minds in academe,"
he states.
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