Globally 30 percent of the food produced never reaches to a human stomach (FAO, 2021). Tackling food loss and waste benefits the climate, food security, and sustainability of agri-food systems. India suffers a food loss of about Rs. 1.53 lakh crores (USD 18.5 billion) every year as per the latest …
India has again lost a major battle in the global arena with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granting a varietal patent for three basmati rice strains to a US company, RiceTec Corporation. As per the patent, RiceTec cannot sell the strains under the brand name basmati, but there …
Whether the granting of a varietal patent on basmati rice to an American firm by the us Patent Office is a "victory' as the government maintains, or a defeat as most ngo s maintain, is not the issue. The issue is to chart out a clear and time bound strategy …
The moment one enters Dudhli, a village in district Dehradun, the aroma of basmati fills the air. Villagers recall that during wedding feasts, when rice was procured from Majra, passers-by stopped their bullock carts
