Draft Seeds Bill, 2019
The revised draft Seeds Bill 2019, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare placed in the public domain recently for suggestions and comments, seems to be a watered down version of a draft
Seeds
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Poor seeds, low returns limit hybrid rice area
<p>Sandip Das</p>
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Farmers should be provided adequate and quality
<br />Proposals will be sent to the state government for giving compensation for 17 thousand quintals of soyabean seeds lying stocked with seed production cooperative societies. This decision was taken at a meeting of Board of Directors of Seed Production and Marketing Federation which was chaired by Cooperative Minister Shri Gaurishankar Bisen.
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Monsanto seeds - For good or evil?
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Fault lines in the 2010 Seeds Bill
The 2010 Seeds Bill that has been introduced in Parliament does address some of the major concerns in the aborted 2004 version, but strangely a number of important correctives
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Seeds Bill is put on hold
The agriculture ministry has put on hold the controversial Seeds Bill, 2004, following strong objections from the MPs, mainly on the pricing and penalty clauses. Sources said while the penalty clause would be further referred to the law ministry for its opinion, the ministry would consider the suggestion of creating a national authority to decide pricing of the seeds.
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No agreement on price regulation and penalty clause in the Seeds Bill
Gargi Parsai Demand for setting up regulatory mechanism on pricing of seeds Appellate committee for grievance redressal to be quasi-judicial in nature
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Sugarcane Seed Farm scripting success in Pandala
PT Mohanan Pillai The Sugarcane Seed Farm in Pandalam, one of the 11 specialised farms under the Agriculture Department in the state, has become a model for excellent functioning and for its diversified seedlings needs for the farmers.
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Pawar convenes meeting for consensus on Seeds Bill
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has convened a meeting of
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Andhra seeks regulation of seed prices
THE Andhra Pradesh government on Monday requested the Centre to incorporate provisions for regulation of seed sale price and also royalty in the Central Seed Bill, which is expected to be passed in Parliament in the current monsoon session.
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Rajasthan to promote hybrid seeds
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government's Agriculture Department on Tuesday signed an agreement with Pioneer Hybrid International for promoting research and development in seed production. Hybrid seeds are going to be the focal point of the pact.