Training cum Awareness programme for Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights

A Training cum Awareness programme for Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights under PPV & FRA  was conducted on 8th March, 2018 at KVK Chandel. The programme was organised  by KVK Chandel and sponsored by PPV & FR Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India. The programme was attended by Shri Ksh. Siddharth, MCS, SDO, Chandel; Dr. I.M Singh, Joint Director, ICAR RC for NEH Region, Manipur Centre and Dr. Deepak Singh, Sr. Scientist and Head, KVK Chandel as Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and Functional President respectively. In the technical session, Dr. I. M Singh,  Joint Director, ICAR RC for NEH Region, Manipur Centre spoke on the “Importance of Indigenous plant varieties and local germplasm in modern agriculture”,   while  Ts. Leenda Monsang, ACTO (Plant Breeding), KVK Chandel and Shri Gunamani Singh, SMS (Plant Breeding), KVK Imphal West lectured on the topic “Registration and Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights under PPV & FR Act, 2001”  and “Implementation of PPV & FR Act, 2001 in India” respectively. Later on Film Show on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 was conducted with farmer and scientist interaction. The training was attended by farmers from different blocks of Chandel District.

Video Clip: Film Show on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001

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