India must document and legally protect the farmers' varieties (FVs) and use them globally as a trade strategy. The FVs therefore can be equated with the prior art provision of The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005. Providing necessary legal framework will ensure that already known FVs are not encroached as
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/farmers-variety-context-protection-plant-varieties-and-farmers-rights-act-2001
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-nagarajan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-p-yadav
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-singh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/convention-biological-diversity-cbd
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-breeding
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-biodiversity
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/patents
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india