ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500030, India, Email: prasanna.pa@icar.gov.in, prasannaparaiveedu@yahoo.com
Online published on 24 March, 2023.
Two Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) systems are highly relevant to crop sector in India. They are Geographical Indications and Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights. In this paper, an attempt is made to examine the potential effect of these on inclusive and sustainable agricultural development. Creation of producer groups, review of product standard from time to time, value chain development under GI system, characterisation of farmers varieties to promote their use in plant breeding are the key measures for realising the full potential of the IPR systems for inclusive and sustainable agricultural development.
Geographical indications, Farmers’, Rights, Plant variety protection, IPR, Seed, Competition, Sustainability, Inclusiveness
