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| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 13:00 – 13:05 | Opening Remarks Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) |
| 13:05 – 13:30 | Safeguarding Innovation Through Variety Protection in India Shri Dipal Roy Choudhury, Registrar, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Govt of India |
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Intellectual Property Rights in Seed Innovation and Illegal Seed Practices Dr. Rajani Jaiswal, Executive Director, Seed Innovation & Protection Initiative Asia Pacific Limited (SIPI) |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | Genome Editing as a Tool to Accelerate Innovation Dr Sivasubramanian R., Scientist-D, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali |
| 14:10 – 14:35 | Accessing Genetic Resources in India Dr. B Balaji, Member Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India |
| 14:35 – 15:00 | Challenges Faced by the Seed Sector in Variety Protection and Accessing Genetic Resources Mr. Marc Cool, Global Seed Policy Lead, Corteva AgriScience |
| 15:00 – 15:05 | Concluding Remarks Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) |