Legal & Regulatory Framework for Plant Breeding Innovation in Pakistan

Abstract

Plant breeding innovation’ is use to define the frequently evolving
designs and practices which increase plant breeding field. The
plant breeders when innovate the seed variety, it has to pass
through different stages of variety testing like, “value for
cultivation and use (VCU), distinctness, uniformity and stability
(DUS)”.This article deals with the legal and regulatory
framework which has been established in Pakistan to achieve
sustainable agriculture development. Agriculture sector is the
backbone of Pakistan’s economy and seed is basic component in
agriculture production. It needs special attention on part of the
policymakers. Currently, the important framework for the seed
part exists in Pakistan at both the federal and provincial level.
The Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department
(FSC&RD), Provincial Seed Council (PSC) and Seed
Organizations are controlling the seed’s production and
marketing of new varieties. Despite the availability of many
natural genetic resources and seed varieties, Pakistan is not
creating enough amounts of seed for the cultivating group, aside
from cotton. The country is dependent mainly on imported seed
and multinational seed companies; however, the government
formative policies and strategy can increase the seed production
in Pakistan which will increase the sustainability of agriculture
sector.