Farmers are entitled to save, use, sow, re-sow, exchange or sell their farm produce including seed of a registered variety in an unbranded manner.
Farmers can claim for compensation if the registered variety fails to provide expected performance under given conditions.
The procedural details and modes of implementing this Act are provided in PPV&FR Rules, 2003.
"[1] According to sec 2(k), "farmers" means any person who – Genetic resources of economic plants and their wild relatives particularly in areas identified as agro-biodiversity hotspots are awarded annually from Gene Fund.
[2] Up )to 10 rewards and 20 recognitions (consisting of a citation, memento and cash prize) are conferred in a year.