Farmer And Law

This book wil investigate the position of the Indian small farmer in terms of his specific rights and the effectiveness of the laws in addressing the rights of the farmer, of both existence and a starndard of living, under the Indian legal system and the international framework in relation to India. For example, the author will analyse the rights given to farmers under the PPVFR Act including the rights to save, exchange and, to a limited extent, sell seeds and propagating material, to register varieties, to recognition and reward for conservation of varieties, to benefit sharing, to information about expected performance of variety, compensation for failure of variety to perform, availability of seeds of registered variety, free services for registration, conducting tests on varieties, legal claims under the Act, and protection froom infringement. Therefore rights under this Act are nine in number largely.................................................