The Central Government via a notification in the Official Gazette dated July 31, 2012 notified the Protection of Plant varieties and Farmers’ Rights (Recognition and Reward from the Gene Fund) Rules, 2012 that came into force on the date of publication. These Rules confer recognition and reward to a farmer engaged in the conservation of genetic resources of land races and wild relatives of economic plants, their improvement through methods of selection and preservation and the material so![]()
