Under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001, farmers are granted rights to
Question and options
Under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001, farmers are granted rights to
- Patent their seeds
- Save, sow and exchange their seed
- Claim royalty from breeders
- Import genetically modified seeds
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Save, sow and exchange their seed
Section 39(1)(iv) of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 lets a farmer save, use, sow, resow, exchange, share or sell farm produce, including seed of a protected variety, so long as it is not sold as branded seed. The Act gives farmers no right to patent seeds, to take royalties from breeders or to import genetically modified seed.
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