The global status of food security and the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (TPGRFA); Technology, food security and sustainable development; Which technology do African farmers need?; Public agricultural research in South Africa - the role of intellectual property protection; Analysis of opportunities and challenges in intellectual property rights and agriculture in the Indian context; How a global player in agricultural biotechnology uses intellectual property: syngenta's new approach to technology transfer; The role of intellectual property for successful plant breeding and for the availability of new plant varieties to the farmer; The importance of public-private partnerships: findings of an international Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) seminar in April 2011.