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

In: The Knowledge Economy in India

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  • Dwijen Rangnekar

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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.

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  • Dwijen Rangnekar, 2003. "Plant Breeding in an Era of Privatization: Reflections on Transformations in the Indian Seed Industry," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Frank-Jürgen Richter & Parthasarathi Banerjee (ed.), The Knowledge Economy in India, chapter 7, pages 130-148, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-51298-6_8
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230512986_8
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