Refreshing Candour from ICAR Official: No Compulsory Licensing, Please
‘Technology developers should not be forced. There should be no compulsory licensing.’ J S…
Indian Law Allows Liberal Use of Transgenic Plant Traits Without License, on Payment to Gene Fund, says Prabhakar Rao
Government policy appears to be to prevent monopoly in seeds within the boundaries of the agreement…
Govt Should Not Change Stance on Patent Protection of GM Traits: Paresh Verma of ABLE-AG
Farmers are demanding new seed technologies. This can be met only with increased spending on…
New Industry Association, FSII, Emerges From Seeds of Division
Agri-biotech research companies upped the ante with at least 10 of the prominent ones breaking away…
Can App-based Grocers Groom Smallholder Farmers in Profitable Agriculture?
Every working day, Mohan Kumar hops on to his motorcycle to do the rounds of fields about 20 km from…
Mahyco Withdraws Application From GEAC for Approval of Herbicide-tolerant Bt Cotton: Reuters
Mahyco, in which Monsanto has a 26 percent stake, has withdrawn its application seeking…
Industry Chambers Oppose Draft Guidelines For Capping Fees on GM Traits
The Confederation of India Industry (CII), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Assocham have…
ICAR is Open to Private Partnerships for GM Crop Research, Big Data Analytics: DG Trilochan Mohapatra
Q: With weather getting more erratic and India’s population set to increase further, how is the…
Regulation is an Entry Barrier in India’s Agri-biotechnology Industry: Metahelix's Narayanan
Regulation, not capability, has become the entry barrier in India’s agri-biotechnology industry…
ITC's Sivakumar Suggests Strategy for Sustainable Improvement in Farmers' Incomes
The government’s target of doubling inflated-adjusted farmers’ incomes by 2022 will not happen…