Centre to Amend and Reform Plant Variety Act: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Centre to amend and reform Plant Variety Act: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

A group of scientists had recently written to the Union Agriculture Minister, demanding the government’s intervention to protect India’s sovereign rights over its vast genetic wealth

Agriculture is foundation of India’s civilization: Shivraj Singh Chouhan - The Indian Awaaz

Sudhir Kumar Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wednesday said that agriculture has been the foundation of the country’s civilization, and even before the rise of the Western nations, India developed its own seeds. Addressing the 21st Foundation Day of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority in New Delhi, Mr Chouhan highlighted that India is the first country in the world to enact a law for the protection of…