Photo: Rasbak assumed/Wikimedia CommonsTeff, an ancient grain that forms the basis of Ethiopia's staple food, injera. I just learned that The Court of The Hague ruled against the Teff patent holder. Ealier, Arega has also called the Teff patent legal battle, "an issue of our inability to own our national assets in the international legal system". Ethiopia has been in a legal tussle with a Dutchman owning a patent on the production of Teff flour. In recent years, Ethiopia has complained that this is totally inaccurate - as they have been using teff for centuries, after all - and that the patent prevented Ethiopian companies from exploiting a growing global market for teff.

Source: Ethiopian News February 06, 2019 12:00 UTC