Plant Breeding in an Era of Privatization: Reflections on Transformations in the Indian Seed Industry

Dwijen Rangnekar

Chapter 7 in The Knowledge Economy in India, 2003, pp 130-148 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In policy terms, the 1980s formed a watershed in the transformation of the Indian seed industry. In 1983 a policy to release publicly-bred varieties to the private sector for multiplication was introduced, which was followed by a marked relaxation of industrial licensing regulations in 1987. Eventually, in 1988, a new seed policy was announced. The changed regulatory environment marks a significant departure by allowing large private sector companies to enter the industry across a range of crops, while also relaxing the constraints on seed imports (cf. Table 7.1). These changes were accompanied, particularly towards the end of the decade, by deliberations on the appropriateness of plant breeders’ rights (PBRs) for India (Anon., 1990???; Wood and Bombin, 1990). A number of draft legislations have been circulated in India (Dhar and Chaturvedi, 1998; Dhar, Pandey and Chaturvedi, 1995; Rangnekar, 1998), and the latest draft (1999) was passed as law – Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights Act 2001.

Keywords: Private Sector; Public Sector; Intellectual Property; Seed System; TRIPs Agreement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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