Seed Regulation Awareness on HT Cotton Centralized Seed

Seed Regulation Awareness on HT Cotton

Centralized Seed License – Application Pendency Some MAOs, ADAs and JDAs are keeping the applications in their login for various reasons for so many days up to months and years. All the applications are to be cleared as per SLA(Service Level agreement) As per the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act, 2017 – All the Seed licenses applications has to be disposed off within 21 days. Number of SLA - days allowed forwarding the applications 1. For MAO : 5 -7 days 2. For ADA : 1 -2 days 3. For JDA : 1 -2 days

HERBICIDE TOLERANT COTTON

Lateral Flow Assay

HT Cotton –Harmful Glyphosate effects ill effects of Glyphosate • Glyphosate accumulates in Soil • Glyphosate toxicity to o N –fixing microbes ; Bacterial Shikumate pathway o Mn & Fe reducing organisms ; Earthworms • Compromise of plant defense mechanisms Promotion of Soil borne plant pathogens ( Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia) • Reduced availability of uptake of essential nutrients (Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, N, Ni)

Glyphosate : Judgments WARNING This Product Contains A Chemical Known To The State Of California To Cause Cancer Dewayne Johnson 2000 Crores Compensation awarded By San Francisco Jury, California State, USA 4000 Law Suits filed 269 Crores $290 mn to 39 mn

HT Cotton – Legal Acts Environmental (Protection) Act 1986 and Rules 1986 – Contains 26 Sections and 14 Rules for the manufacture, use / import / export and storage of hazardous microorganism / genetically engineered organisms or cells, 1989 Contains 25 Rules GSR 584, Dt: 1 st Sep 2006 of Mo. EF, GOI Seed Inspector Notification – Environmental Inspector Sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 GSR 586(E), Dt: 1 st Sep 2006 of Mo. EF, GOI Seed Testing Lab & Seed Analyst Notification – Environmental Laboratory Sub-section (1) of Section 12 and Section 13 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

HT Cotton – Legal Acts Competent Authorities Rule 4 of rules for the manufacture, use, import, export and storage of hazardous micro organisms genetically engineered organisms or cells 1989 ( EP Act, 1986) State Biotechnology Co-ordination Committee (SBCC). The compositions of the Coordination Committee shall be: Chief Secretary - Chairman Secretary, Department of Environment - Member Secretary, Department of Health – Member Secretary, Department of Agriculture – Member etc District Level Committee (DLC) The District Level Committee shall comprise of: District Collector – Chairman Factory Inspector – Member A representative of the Pollution Control Board – Member District Agricultural Officer – Member etc

HT Cotton – Legal Acts Punishments under EP Act 1986 Section 15: - Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions - Whoever fails to comply with or contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or the rules made or orders or directions issued there under, shall, in respect of each such failure or contravention, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both 5 years Imprisonment 1 Lakh Fine

Action Taken on Companies on HT issue 1. No of Licenses cancelled : 1 (Narmada Sagar) 2. No of Licenses suspended : 1 (Azadi Bio Science) 3. Suspension of Cotton marketing permission for one year : 5 ( Sai bhavya, Myseeds, Pro seeds, Indus valley, Paturu) 4. Suspension of HT positive hybrids for one year a. Nuziveedu : NCS 459 BG II b. Kaveri : KCH 707 GB II (Bullet) c. Sri Rama : SRCH-99 BG II d. Neo seeds : Neo 1651 BG II (Navya) e. Western : Western Nirogi 51 BG II