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"content": "Therefore, it is time that we addressed historical injustices, including those touching on women. I have a lot to say, but I will not say them now. I only want to add that one of the most positive things about this piece of policy is that it deals very well with cross-cutting issues. It is one of the excellent pieces of documents I have seen in this House. I am not exaggerating. You will see that for yourself, if you look at the cross- cutting issues. It deals with issues relating to environmental conservation, child rights, women and gender issues as well as HIV/AIDS issues. So, I want to laud this as an excellent piece of policy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, this Policy not only recognises the issue of land as a resource in itself but also recognises other resources that are on the land. It acknowledges intellectual property rights in other resources such as plant genetic resources. One of the issues that we have not put very strongly is that of access to our plant genetic resources. I want to encourage the Minister that this must be predicated upon transfer of technology. We do not want foreigners to come to this country and take away plant genetic resources of value; that our communities have protected over the years, and whose beneficial values they have passed on from generation to generation. We do not want"
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