Law of Farmers & Breeders Rights

Law of Farmers & Breeders Rights by Dr. S. R. Myneni provides a comprehensive examination of the legal regime governing the rights of farmers, plant breeders, and stakeholders involved in the protection of plant varieties and agricultural innovation in India. The Second Edition, 2025, has been extensively updated to include recent legislative developments, judicial rulings, policy reforms, and international agreements impacting agricultural biodiversity and intellectual property law.

Key Features:

• In-depth analysis of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 (PPV&FR Act) and the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) framework.
• Covers issues related to seed legislation, genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and access and benefit sharing (ABS).
• Examines key international treaties, including UPOV, TRIPS, and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), linking global and Indian legal frameworks.
• Discusses contemporary challenges such as farmers' rights to save, use, sow, exchange, and sell seeds, and breeders' exclusive rights.
• Explores the regulation of genetically modified and hybrid seeds and disputes concerning patents versus plant variety rights.
• Includes case references, comparative perspectives, and practical examples for deeper understanding.
• Provides insight into achieving a balance between innovation, equity, and sustainable agriculture.

This book is ideal for law students (LL.B. and LL.M.), academicians and researchers in agricultural and intellectual property law, agriculture-sector policymakers, advocates and IP practitioners, NGOs working in farmers’ rights and rural development, and government officials in agriculture and seed regulatory bodies.