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Registration of Farmers’ Varieties under PPV&FRA, Government of India

 

With the advent of World Trade Organization (WTO) and India becoming a member of it, the indigenous scented rice varieties of West Bengal need to be protected under ‘Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001’ against counterfeit ones including other regions / countries, corporate seed sectors, etc. The RKVY Project on ‘Bengal aromatic Rice’ of B.C.K.V took initiatives and extended technical guidance to different farmers’ organizations of the native areas for submission of applications as mentioned below:

Farmers’ Variety Farmers’ Organization Date of Submission Reference at PPV&FRA Present Status
Gobindabhog Shyamsundar Sister Nivedita Sangha, Burdwan 30.11.2009 No. 233 of 2014 Registered
Radhatilak Kadampur Krishi Farmers’ Club. Fulia, Nadia 29.11.2013 REG/2014/6 DUS Testing
Lal Badshabhog Dalpur Sree Sree Gyanananda Saraswati Ashram, Dalpur, Bankura 16.02.2015 REG/2015/358 DUS Testing
Harinakhuri Sagar Krishnanagar Swami Vivekananda Youth Cultural Association, Sagar, South 24 Parganas 16.03.2015 REG/2015/416 DUS Testing
Radhunipagal Dr. Md. Kudrat-E-Khuda Gramin Vigyan-O-Projukti Bikash Kendra, Margram, Birbhum 21.09.2016 REG/2016/1677 Examination