
David Jefferson
David Jefferson is an associate professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, specializing in environmental and intellectual property law. He has commented on the challenges faced by plant breeders in protecting their varieties across borders amidst issues of seed espionage and smuggling.
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David Jefferson, an associate professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, specializes in environmental and intellectual property law.
Asia’s fruit wars: The secretive world of plant invention and seed smugglingCNN·
United States· 2026-09-19






