Protection of the Farmers and Breeders Right with Special Reference to the Protection of Plant Variety and Farmer Rights Act, 2001

Contents CHAPTER I 6 INTRODUCTION 6 1.1 Situation of Farmers in India 7 CHAPTER II 10 EMERGENCE OF FARMERS’ RIGHTS IN INDIA 10 2.1 Role of TRIPs and UPOV Agreement 10 2.2 Emergence of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act (PPVFR), 2001 11 CHAPTER III 14 PLANT BREEDING 14 3.1 Breeder 14 3.2 Variety 14 3.3 Plant Breeding 15 CHAPTER IV 18 RELATION OF FARMER’S RIGHT TO INTELECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 18 4.1 General Provisions under PPVFR 2001 18 4.1.1 Establishment of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority 18s 4.1.2 Establishment of tribunal 19 4.1.3 National Register of Plant varieties 19 4.2 Provisions for Plant Breeders under PPVFR 2001 19 4.2.1 Registry of plant variety 19 4.2.2 Certificate of registration 20 4.2.3 Rights conferred on breeder 20 4.3 Farmers Rights under PPVFR 2001 21 4.3.1 Rights conferred under section 39:- 21 CHAPTER V 23 RIGHTS OF FARMERS 23 5.1 Rights of farmers: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 (PPVFR) 23 5.1.1 Rights to Seed: s. 23 5.1.2 Right to Register Varieties: 23 5.1.3 Right to Reward and Recognition: 23 5.1.4 Right to Benefit Sharing: 24 5.1.5 Right to Information and Compensation for Crop Failure: 24 5.1.6 Right to Compensation for Undisclosed use of Traditional Varieties: 24 5.1.7 Right to Adequate Availability of Registered Material:. 25 5.1.8 Right to Free Services: 25 Chapter VI 26 EFFECTS OF PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND FARMER’S RIGHTS ACT 2001 26 CHAPTER VI 29 CONCLUSION 29

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

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Farmers’ Rights are currently acknowledged as a global concern, yet consensus on how to implement Farmers’ Rights remains elusive. There is a certain level of acknowledgement worldwide that farmers are an important part of the economic,