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@article{186700,
        author = {Gowtham M},
        title = {AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {2587-2593},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186700},
        abstract = {The intricate link between the growth of technology and the defence of basic human dignity is shown in the relationship between Plant Variety Protection (PVP) and Human Rights. This essay examines how human rights concepts like the right to food, the right to profit from scientific advancements, and the rights of indigenous peoples interact with intellectual property rights, specifically as they relate to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 (PPV&FR Act). The PPV&FR Act protects farmers' customary rights to conserve, use, trade, and sell seeds while also providing legal recognition and incentives to plant breeders. It links innovation with equality and justice by incorporating mechanisms for compensation, benefit sharing, and community incentives. The research emphasises that protecting plant varieties must improve food security, support agrobiodiversity, and honour farmers' and indigenous peoples' contributions to genetic resources. To ensure that PVP laws are implemented in a way that complies with human rights, it also examines international frameworks such the UPOV Convention (1991), ICESCR, UDHR, UNDRIP, and ILO Convention No. 169. The research concludes that human rights and intellectual property are intertwined, and any legal or regulatory framework for plant varieties must strike a balance between innovation, inclusiveness, sustainability, and the defence of fundamental human rights, such as the right to sufficient food and livelihood.},
        keywords = {Plant Variety Protection, Human Rights, PPV&FR Act 2001, Right to Food, Food Security, Farmers’ Rights, Benefit Sharing, Indigenous Peoples, UPOV Convention, Agro-biodiversity, Scientific Progress, Intellectual Property Rights},
        month = {November},
        }