Ethiopian Teff - the Fight Against Biopiracy

21 January 2020

A controversial patent on Ethiopia's national cereal teff is about to be terminated -- thanks, in part, to the initiative of a German lawyer. But the problem of biopiracy is far from solved.

Teff, also known as dwarf millet, is to Ethiopia what maize is to Mexico and rice is to China: the country's most important foodstuff, the basis for the national dish injera -- a soft, spongy, pancake-like bread -- and an important part of its cultural heritage.

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