In the Media

Given the way his own rice varieties were taken over by others, it is ironical that Khobragade was one of the founder-members of the Bharat Beej Swaraj Manch (BBSM). Bharat Mansata of the BBSM said Khobragade was a “firm believer in its manifesto of seed sovereignty, was opposed to the privatisation of India’s rich heritage of crop diversity through exclusive rights bestowed and certified by India’s PPVFR Authority on plant varieties registered with them”.