Overview

The Plant Variety Protection Act, 2021 is a Nigerian law enacted by the National Assembly to protect plant varieties, encourage investment in plant breeding and crop variety development, and establish a Plant Variety Protection Office. The Act aims to promote increased staple crop productivity for smallholder farmers, enhance accountability in the seed sector, and protect new plant varieties. It covers preliminary provisions, the establishment of the Plant Variety Protection Office, conditions for protection (novelty, distinctness, uniformity, stability), application and granting of breeder's rights, provisional and final protection, nullity and cancellation of rights, appeals, a development fund, offences, and general provisions. The Act applies to breeders and all plant genera and species.

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