Hyderabad: The BRS on Thursday warned all states that the Centre, by the Seeds Bill it had launched in Parliament, was searching for to take over all issues associated to seeds. BRS working president Ok.T. Rama Rao, in a press release, stated the proposed laws positioned the pursuits of company firms above these of farmers, eliminated the position of states within the matter of seeds. The transfer by the Centre have to be stopped instantly, he stated.
The Centre, he stated, ought to transfer ahead on the Bill solely after detailed discussions with farmer organisations, seed consultants, agricultural consultants, and political events.
The BRS strongly opposed the draft Seeds Bill as it could trigger severe injury to farmers, lacks readability on measures to curb spurious seeds with no ensures of well timed compensation for farmers who are suffering losses due to pretend seeds, Rama Rao stated.
“The Bill incorporates provisions that may permit company firms to affect seed pricing, and that the authority beforehand given to state governments to manage seed costs will likely be misplaced,” Rama Rao stated. The Bill additionally fails to carry firms accountable for manufacturing of spurious seeds, inserting the duty solely on sellers and the availability chain.
The BRS, Rama Rao stated, had proposed amendments that will guarantee seed sovereignty, home biosafety, and the necessity to keep away from giving dominance to the Centre over state topics. The BRS would organise a round-table assembly beneath the management of former agriculture minister S. Niranjan Reddy and MP B. Vinod Kumar to arrange extra recommendations for the Centre on this matter, he stated.
