Banking service chronicle published this article page no 7 institutional mechanism o protection of plant varieties and farmers rights authority (ppv&fr authority) to implement the provisions of the act by department of agriculture and cooperation ministry of agriculture. general functions of the authority includeregistration of new plant varietiesdeveloping dus (distinctiveness uniformity and stability) test guidelines for new plant speciesfacilitate development and commercialisation of new varieties through formal linkages with agricultural universities research institutions and krishi vigyan kendrasrecognizing and rewarding farmers community of farmers particularly tribal and rural community engaged in conservation and improvementmaintenance of national gene bank to store the seed materialpreservation of plant genetic resources of economic plants and their wild relatives plant varieties protection appellate tribunal (pvpat) the decisions of the pvpat can be challenged in high court. the tribunal shall dispose of the appeal within one year Banking service chronicle magazine subscription
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