Research Fellow
Overview
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).
Research Interests
- Intellectual Property Law and Food Security
- Food security, biodiversity and farmers' rights
- Indigenous Peoples
- Law and Science & Technology Studies
- Regulation, Society and Development
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Publications
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Book Chapter: 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.
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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.
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Book Chapter: 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.
Grants
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Exploring the unused policy space in intellectual property law to protect plants
(2018) UQ Early Career Researcher
Publications
Book
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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.
Book Chapter
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Conference Publication
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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.
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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 Qaiyum Suleri and Vaqar Ahmed, Making Growth Inclusive, Just and Sustainable in South Asia: Proceedings from 5th South Asia Economic Summit. Making Growth Inclusive, Just and Sustainable in South Asia, Islamabad, Pakistan, (). 11-13 September 2012.
Other Outputs
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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:
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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Exploring the unused policy space in intellectual property law to protect plants
(2018) UQ Early Career Researcher
