Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FR)

Topics Covered: IPR related issues. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FR) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features of the act and the need for protection of farmers’ rights. Context: A document which food and beverages giant PepsiCo India cited to support its charges against Gujarat potato farmers earlier this year …