{
  "id": 16025294,
  "title": "Minister says basil variety rights do not stop Thais growing it at home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/minister-says-basil-variety-rights-do-not-stop-thais-growing-it-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T06:38:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/national/locals-access-concern-raised-after-holy-basil-variety-protection"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thailand’s Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit reassured the public that plant variety protection granted to a private company for four holy basil varieties does not prevent Thais from growing or eating the herb. The issue gained attention after BIOTHAI, a non-profit organisation, reported that food manufacturer CPRAM had secured plant variety protection for four … The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}