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Question:

Give any two reasons why the patent on Basmati should not have gone to an American Company.

Answer:

The patent on Basmati should not have gone to an American company and following are the reasons:

  1. This patent could have prevented Indian people from growing Basmati rice and this patent crop is claimed by an American company that was derived by the crossing Indian rice variety.
  2. There are several Basmati varieties have been grown in India (almost 27 varieties), so that is an integral part of traditional farm practices in India.   


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