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Case Study 7. The Commercial Development of Hoodia1 1. Introduction and Background The complexities of partnerships, and the difficulties of regulating and implementing access and benefit sharing are vividly demonstrated
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Document Date: 2008-01-22 08:52:36

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City

Cape Town / /

Company

CSIR / San Trust / Unilever / Phytopharm / Pfizer / Hoodia / San Hoodia Benefit-Sharing Trust / /

Continent

Africa / North America / /

Country

South Africa / Namibia / United States / Botswana / /

Currency

pence / USD / /

Event

Business Partnership / Patent Issuance / /

Facility

Hoodia plant / South African San Institute / /

IndustryTerm

consumer giant / illegitimate products / bank account / foreign media / functional weight-loss food / indigenous knowledge systems / food / Clear and transparent accounting procedures / modified food / functional food / food ingredient / larger / pharmaceutical giant / manufacturing / underground network / food industry / veld6 food / /

Organization

Food and Drug Administration / South Africanbased Council for Scientific and Industrial Research / South Africanbased Council for Scientific / Department of Science and Technology / South African San Institute / Northern Cape Directorate of Nature Conservation / Industrial Research / American Herbal Products Association / American Dietetic Association / African Union / European Patent Office / International Labour Organisation / South African San Council / US Federal Trade Commission / South African legislature / /

Person

Ben Ngubane / Petrus Vaalbooi / Roger Chennells / /

Position

President / Minister / plant breeder / legal custodian / chair / representative / legal representative / lawyer / /

Region

South Africa / southern Africa / /

URL

www.csir.co.za / /

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