General News of Thursday, 1 June 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision, dismissing a case filed against the regulation of plant breeders in Ghana. In 2020, Parliament passed the Plant Variety Protection Act 2020 (ACT 1050), which aimed to regulate breeders in the country. Food Sovereignty Ghana sought a declaration from the Supreme Court that these provisions of the law are unconstitutional. On May 31, a seven-member Supreme Court panel, presided over by Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie, unanimously dismissed the case. The dismissal of the case by the Supreme Court concludes this legal challenge against the regulation of plant breeders, marking an important development in the implementation of the Plant Variety Protection Act 2020.

Source: GhanaWeb June 01, 2023 10:33 UTC