Who gives the Plant Genome Saviour award a young Wayanad farmer has won, and under which Act
Background
Suraj Purushothaman, a 28-year-old farmer from Mathamangalam near Bathery in Wayanad, has been conferred a National Plant Genome Saviour Award, to be presented by the President on November 12.
He grows about 650 vegetable varieties on a five-acre family plot, including 180 kinds of tomato; the honour carries Rs 1 lakh and a citation.
These awards are given by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The Authority works under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001.
It gives three kinds of honour: the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award, the Farmer Reward and the Farmer Recognition.
The Authority lists the Community Award at Rs 10 lakh, the Farmer Reward at Rs 1.5 lakh and the Farmer Recognition at Rs 1 lakh.
In plain words
PPV&FRA Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority — The statutory authority that registers plant varieties and protects farmers' rights.
PPV&FR Act Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 — The Indian law protecting plant breeders' and farmers' rights over varieties.