Scribd
Upload
79 views2 pages

Plant Variety Protection in India

The document discusses the objectives and establishment of plant variety protection in India. The key objectives are to recognize the contributions of farmers to agrobiodiversity through benefit sharing, establish a system to protect the rights of farmers and plant breeders, and accelerate agricultural development. The National Gene Bank was established in 1996-97 and is hosted by the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources in New Delhi to conserve plant genetic resources long-term in various facilities. India's seed vault is located in Chang La, Ladakh.

Uploaded by

Mansi Singal
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
79 views2 pages

Plant Variety Protection in India

The document discusses the objectives and establishment of plant variety protection in India. The key objectives are to recognize the contributions of farmers to agrobiodiversity through benefit sharing, establish a system to protect the rights of farmers and plant breeders, and accelerate agricultural development. The National Gene Bank was established in 1996-97 and is hosted by the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources in New Delhi to conserve plant genetic resources long-term in various facilities. India's seed vault is located in Chang La, Ladakh.

Uploaded by

Mansi Singal
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Protection of plant variety

Objective:
 To recognize the role of farmers as cultivators and conservers and the
contribution of traditional, rural and tribal communities to the country’s agro
biodiversity by rewarding them for their contribution through benefit sharing and
protecting the traditional right of the farmers.
 To establish an effective system for the protection of plant varieties, the rights of
farmers and plant breeders and to encourage the development of new varieties
of plants.
 To recognize and protect the rights of farmers in respect of their contributions
made at any time in conserving, improving and making available plant genetic
resources for the development of new plant varieties.
 To accelerate agricultural development in the country, protect plant breeders’
rights; stimulate investment for research and development both in public &
private sector for the development new of plant varieties.
 Facilitate the growth of seed industry in the country which will ensure the
availability of high quality seeds and planting material to the farmers.

International position: UPOV, TRIPS agreement

Plant variety protection in India:

 Establishment: The National Gene Bank was notified in 1996-97.


 Hosted By: National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New Delhi.
 Purpose: To conserve the Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) for future
generations in the form of seeds, genomic resources, pollen etc.
 Functioning:

o The NGB has four kinds of facilities, namely, Seed Genebank (- 18°C),
Cryogenebank (-170°C to -196°C), In vitro Genebank (25°C), and Field
Genebank, to cater to long-term as well as medium-term conservation.
o It stores different crop groups such as cereals, millets, medicinal and
aromatic plants and narcotics, etc.
 Other Facilities:
o The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway houses the world’s
largest collection of seeds.
o India’s seed vault is at Chang La (Ladakh) in the Himalayas.
o National Animal Gene Bank, established at the National Bureau of
Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR - Karnal, Haryana), has the objective
of conserving the indigenous livestock biodiversity.

 NBAGR is one of the Indian Council of Agricultural


Research (ICAR) institutes.

You might also like