Policy framework for commercialization

11.1          Various legislative instruments govern the cultivation, evaluation and commercial release of crop varieties and animal feeds. Harmony among these instruments should to be ensured for developing a seamless conduit for commercialization of technology. Policies and procedures pertaining to linking discovery at the laboratory level to delivery at the field level need attention. Towards this end, a clear policy document should be brought out by DAC and DARE specifying products and delivery systems:     

i)                   A robust product development ensuring and profitability at farm level.

ii)                Facilitating rapid testing/evaluation towards release

iii)              Fostering partnership for product delivery through contracts, franchises, licenses, MOUs, consortia of public and private sectors and through Agri-business centers operated by self-employment farm graduates.

iv)               Policies relating to intellectual property rights and patenting including defensive patenting.