Dr Kamalesh Adhikari is AIBE Research Fellow and Member of the ARC Laureate Project ‘Harnessing Intellectual Property to Build Food Security’ at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. Dr Adhikari's current research looks at the role of networks, informality and community seed banks in shaping the governance of biodiversity and seed systems across developing and least-developed countries. He is also undertaking a critical account of the concept of farmers’ rights in intellectual property law. Dr Adhikari previously worked at the South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) and has undertaken collaborative work with a number of institutions including Consumers International and the Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (Malaysia), United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (Italy and Nepal), Fridtjof Nansen Institute and the Development Fund (Norway), International Development Research Centre and International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (Pakistan), Consumer Unity and Trust Society and Green Foundation (India), Oxfam Novib and Wageningen University (The Netherlands), United Nations Development Programme (Nepal and Sri Lanka), and Institute of Policy Studies and Law and Society Trust (Sri Lanka).
Journal Article: Reimagining the relationship between food sovereignty and intellectual property for plants: lessons from Ecuador and Nepal
Jefferson, David J. and Adhikari, Kamalesh (2019) Reimagining the relationship between food sovereignty and intellectual property for plants: lessons from Ecuador and Nepal. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 2019 1-23. doi:10.1111/jwip.12134
Book: Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia
Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia. Edited by Kamalesh Adhikari and David J. Jefferson Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2019.
Journal Article: Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry
Adhikari, Kamalesh, Bosse, Jocelyn, Fish, Allison and Sherman, Brad (2018) Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry Wagga Wagga NSW Australia: AgriFutures Australia
Improving the efficiency of Kakadu Plum value chains to grow a robust and sustainable industry
(2019–2022) CRC for Developing Northern Australia
Exploring the unused policy space in intellectual property law to protect plants
(2018) UQ Early Career Researcher
Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia
Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia. Edited by Kamalesh Adhikari and David J. Jefferson Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2019.
Lawson, Charles and Adhikari, Kamalesh Biodiversity, genetic resources and intellectual property: developments in access and benefit sharing. Edited by Charles Lawson and Kamalesh Adhikari New York, NY, United States: Routledge, 2018. doi:10.4324/9781315098517
Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture: Legal Mechanisms to Protect Farmers' Rights in Nepal
Adhikari, Kamalesh Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture: Legal Mechanisms to Protect Farmers' Rights in Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: PRO PUBLIC and SAWTEE, 2008.
Biodiversity, genetic resources and intellectual property
Lawson, Charles and Adhikari, Kamalesh (2018). Biodiversity, genetic resources and intellectual property. In Charles Lawson and Kamalesh Adhikari (Ed.), Biodiversity, genetic resources and intellectual property: developments in access and benefit sharing (pp. 1-8) New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315098517
Reconceptualizing access: moving beyond the limits of international biodiversity laws
Adhikari, Kamalesh (2018). Reconceptualizing access: moving beyond the limits of international biodiversity laws. In Charles Lawson and Kamalesh Adhikari (Ed.), Biodiversity, genetic resources and intellectual property: developments in access and benefit sharing (pp. 9-32) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315098517
Regional seed bank and material transfer arrangements in South Asia
Adhikari, Kamalesh (2015). Regional seed bank and material transfer arrangements in South Asia. In Abid Suleri and Vaqar Ahmed (Ed.), Making growth inclusive, just and sustainable in South Asia (pp. 147-153) Islamabad, Pakistan: Sustainable Development Policy Institute.
Advocacy for farmers’ rights in Nepal
Tone, Winge, Adhikari, Kamalesh and Andersen, Regine (2013). Advocacy for farmers’ rights in Nepal. In Regine Andersen and Tone Winge (Ed.), Realising farmers’ rights to crop genetic resources: success stories and best practices (pp. 181-194) Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Nepal: innovative mechanisms for putting farmers’ rights into practice
Paudyal, Bikash, Adhikari, Kamalesh, Shrestha, Pitambar and Tamang, Bir (2012). Nepal: innovative mechanisms for putting farmers’ rights into practice. In Manuel Ruiz and Ronnie Vernooy (Ed.), The custodians of biodiversity: sharing access and benefit sharing of genetic resources (pp. 135-162) London, United Kingdom: Earthscan.
Jefferson, David J. and Adhikari, Kamalesh (2019) Reimagining the relationship between food sovereignty and intellectual property for plants: lessons from Ecuador and Nepal. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 2019 1-23. doi:10.1111/jwip.12134
Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry
Adhikari, Kamalesh, Bosse, Jocelyn, Fish, Allison and Sherman, Brad (2018) Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry Wagga Wagga NSW Australia: AgriFutures Australia
Adhikari, Kamalesh (2009) Seeding disaster. Himal South Asian, 3: 23-29.
History, Growth and Implications of Formal Seed System in Nepal
Adhikari, Kamalesh (2016). History, Growth and Implications of Formal Seed System in Nepal. In: South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal, (). 2016.
Seed banking in South Asia for protection of farmers’ rights
Adhikari, Kamalesh (2012) Seed banking in South Asia for protection of farmers’ rights Kathmandu, Nepal:
Farmers' rights: global contexts, negotiations and strategies
Adhikari, Kamalesh (2009) Farmers' rights: global contexts, negotiations and strategies Kathmandu, Nepal: SAWTEE
Improving the efficiency of Kakadu Plum value chains to grow a robust and sustainable industry
(2019–2022) CRC for Developing Northern Australia
Exploring the unused policy space in intellectual property law to protect plants
(2018) UQ Early Career Researcher