Tag: Varieties
ICRISAT and University of Queensland partner to accelerate climate-resilient crop breeding...
The partnership aims to significantly accelerate the development of improved varieties of key dryland crops, helping farmers adapt to intensifying climate stress, emerging pests and diseases, and growing food demand
PPVFR Act: The way forward for IPR protection of plant varieties
This insightful article written by Mr ASN Reddy, President, Seedsman Association, Hyderabad, takes us through the nitty-gritty of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 and its overall impact on Indian agriculture..........
India has 64,829 traditional seed varieties in Gene Banks
The 42 exploration and collection missions are being planned by the government to mainly collect traditional seed varieties from tribal areas..........