The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship

This paper critically examines the legislative and institutional framework that governs seed provision in Pakistan, underscoring the need for policy reform in key areas of variety release procedures, intellectual property rights and quality control. The paper also systematically documents the curren...

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Main Author: Rana, Muhammad Ahsan
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150455
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description This paper critically examines the legislative and institutional framework that governs seed provision in Pakistan, underscoring the need for policy reform in key areas of variety release procedures, intellectual property rights and quality control. The paper also systematically documents the current state of seed provision for various major and minor crops. It provides up-to-date data-insofar as these are available in the public domain-on variety development, seed requirement, production, and sale for various crops; identifies various actors in the public and private sectors; and examines their political and economic interests in continuing or changing the existing system.
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spelling CGSpace1504552025-11-06T06:44:17Z The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship Rana, Muhammad Ahsan seeds economic development agricultural policies intellectual property rights regulations legislation This paper critically examines the legislative and institutional framework that governs seed provision in Pakistan, underscoring the need for policy reform in key areas of variety release procedures, intellectual property rights and quality control. The paper also systematically documents the current state of seed provision for various major and minor crops. It provides up-to-date data-insofar as these are available in the public domain-on variety development, seed requirement, production, and sale for various crops; identifies various actors in the public and private sectors; and examines their political and economic interests in continuing or changing the existing system. 2014 2024-08-01T02:51:55Z 2024-08-01T02:51:55Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150455 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rana, Muhammad Ahsan. 2014. The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship. PSSP Working Paper 19. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150455
spellingShingle seeds
economic development
agricultural policies
intellectual property rights
regulations
legislation
Rana, Muhammad Ahsan
The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship
title The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship
title_full The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship
title_fullStr The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship
title_full_unstemmed The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship
title_short The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship
title_sort seed industry in pakistan regulations politics and entrepreneurship
topic seeds
economic development
agricultural policies
intellectual property rights
regulations
legislation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150455
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