The first edition of Global Agriculture Law, a Q&A-style guide that provides detailed overviews of agriculture law worldwide, has been published. The guide covers key practical issues, including those affecting agricultural companies and cooperatives, land ownership and usage rights, tax and financing, crop seed business, plant variety right protection, GM crops, importing animals, gene patents, and product liability.

The Thailand chapter, written by lawyers at Tilleke & Gibbins, delves into the following main issues:

• Agricultural policy
• Acquisition of agricultural companies
• Acquisition of agricultural land
• Crop seed business
• Plant variety rights
• Genetically modified crops
• Importing animals and gene patents
• Agricultural safety and product liability

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