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August 2016

Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
August 31, 2016

No Need For Compulsory Licensing; Ag Min Should Only Prescribe Procedure for Fixing GM Trait Value, says NSAI

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Audience at the NSAI event. We strongly feel that in the proposed guidelines (for use of…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cotton
August 31, 2016

Order Setting Aside Bt Cottonseed Patents was Political Decision, Says SJM's Ashwani Mahajan

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The co-convenor of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
August 29, 2016

Refreshing Candour from ICAR Official: No Compulsory Licensing, Please

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‘Technology developers should not be forced. There should be no compulsory licensing.’ J S…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
August 27, 2016

Indian Law Allows Liberal Use of Transgenic Plant Traits Without License, on Payment to Gene Fund, says Prabhakar Rao

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Government policy appears to be to prevent monopoly in seeds within the boundaries of the agreement…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
August 27, 2016

Govt Should Not Change Stance on Patent Protection of GM Traits: Paresh Verma of ABLE-AG

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Farmers are demanding new seed technologies. This can be met only with increased spending on…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
August 27, 2016

New Industry Association, FSII, Emerges From Seeds of Division

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Agri-biotech research companies upped the ante with at least 10 of the prominent ones breaking away…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
August 26, 2016

Can App-based Grocers Groom Smallholder Farmers in Profitable Agriculture?

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Every working day, Mohan Kumar hops on to his motorcycle to do the rounds of fields about 20 km from…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
August 24, 2016

Mahyco Withdraws Application From GEAC for Approval of Herbicide-tolerant Bt Cotton: Reuters

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Mahyco, in which Monsanto has a 26 percent stake, has withdrawn its application seeking…
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Agri-biotechnologyBriefingGM CropsHybrids
August 22, 2016

SABC's Letter To GEAC Urging Approval of GM Mustard Hybrid DMH-11

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Dear Chairperson GEAC After extensive discussion with the scientific community and key stakeholders…
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Briefing
August 20, 2016

Farmer's Son Says Farm Incomes Have Not Budged in Eight Years

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In response to the article on rear-view farming based on S Sivakumar’s presentation, Mayur…
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