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A breeder sold seed of a registered cotton variety to a farmers' producer organisation, disclosing an…

Section 39(2) requires the breeder to disclose expected performance and, if the propagating material fails to perform under the given conditions, lets the farmers "claim…

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A breeder sold seed of a registered cotton variety to a farmers' producer organisation, disclosing an expected yield under stated conditions. Under those conditions the crop fails to give that performance. Under section 39(2) of the PPV&FR Act, 2001, the organisation:

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Section 39(2) requires the breeder to disclose expected performance and, if the propagating material fails to perform under the given conditions, lets the farmers "claim compensation in the prescribed manner before the Authority". After notice and hearing, the Authority may direct the breeder to pay compensation. The Gene Fund is not the source of this payment.

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