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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | The draft seeds bill favours the industry over farmers -Suman Sahai

The draft seeds bill favours the industry over farmers -Suman Sahai

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published Published on Dec 6, 2019   modified Modified on Dec 6, 2019
-Hindustan Times

A 2001 law protects farmers’ interests. But the seeds bill neutralises many of the enabling measures granted in it

There is a draft seeds bill awaiting Parliament, which seeks to replace the old Seed Act of 1966. A law regulating seed production and trade is needed to ensure that farmers are protected against spurious seeds, and that seed producers are obliged to put only seeds of good and reliable quality on the market.

The current draft bill leans towards the interests of the seed industry rather than the farmer. The 2001 law, the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act (PPVFRA), protects farmers’ interests. The draft seeds bill aims to neutralise many enabling measures granted in the PPVFRA. Here are a few examples.

In the PPVFRA, adequate seed supply and seed price is to be managed by government through the provision of compulsory licensing in the Act. In the seed bill, there is no mechanism to regulate seed supply or seed price. This could result in high seed prices, and even a lack of adequate seed supply. The parliamentary standing committee on agriculture had made a strong recommendation for regulating seed supply and seed price through the law itself.

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Hindustan Times, 4 December, 2019, https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/the-draft-seeds-bill-favours-the-industry-over-farmers-opinion/story-T3xuLM0ApoL2Z7fHInUT4H.html


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