THE CHAIRPERSON (HON. GHASSAN TAYARA):

Thank you, Professor. I think we haven't enough time, but I hope that we can give some minutes to one friend from Pakistan if he wants to give some comments. Please?

HON. SYED ZATAR ALI SHAH (PAKISTAN):

Well, I thank Professor Kawano for his very informative and enlightened discourse on Pakistan and the food security.

I don't want to start a discussion on this subject but I simply want further information if the Professor will kindly tell us how the intellectual property rights are going to affect the food production and the farmers economy in the poor countries which he has just described?

THE CHAIRPERSON (HON. GHASSAN TAYARA):

Professor, please?

DR. SHIGETO KAWANO:

I think that problem has been solved through the success of Green Revolution, Dissemination has taken place. In other words, as far as seed selection is concerned, scientific expertise had to be disseminated. I think that the communication of knowledge, and communication of capital and communication of commodities could result in international trade showing the question of whether you have enough participation that can result in international trade. My point is that international assistance is needed to address these disparities.

So. The question that you asked, concerns intellectual property rights, that is to exchange and provide more knowledge and expertise that is already taking place. But I think we need to promote the dispersion of knowledge from developing countries to non-developing countries.

THE CHAIRPERSON (HON. GHASSAN TAYARA) :

I'm sorry, you see that we haven't enough time, since as of this time, it should be for presentation of Manila Proposal. You can, during dinner, discuss any further question with Professor, Dr. Shigeto Kawano. So, Let us thank the Professor and he will leave the floor.

MR. TSUGUO HIROSE (APDA):

Ladles and gentlemen, now, we would like to ask Honorable Senator Chieko Nohno to present the Manila Proposal.