Protection of Farmers' Rights in India

Farmers are undoubtedly the backbone of food security economy health and well being of any country. Their contribution to preservation of traditional varieties is awesome. But while the plant breeders who develop new varieties out of these traditional varieties get an intellectual property right called the Plant Breeders’ Right (PBR) the farmers are left with no such solid rights. For the name sake they are given a collective right called the Farmers’ Rights which have no shape or content or enforceability. This book examines the development of the PBR and the FR and makes a critical comparison of both in the International as well as Indian level. This book also makes strong argument for a FR almost at par with PBR by suggesting amendments in the international and Indian level.