PepsiCo withdraws one of three lawsuits filed against Gujarat farmers

PepsiCo had filed the suit against potato farmers Fulchandbhai Kachchhawa and Sureshbhai Kachchhawa at the Deesa court for growing FC-5 variety of potato

PepsiCo India Monday withdrew one of the lawsuits it had filed against Gujarat farmers for allegedly growing a variety of potato for which the food and beverages giant claimed to have secured exclusive rights.

PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd made a submission in this regard before the court of principal senior civil and commercial court judge S B Rahatkar at Deesa town in Banaskantha district.

"The plaintiff wishes to withdraw the captioned matter relying on its discussions with the government to find a long-term and an amicable solution of issues around its seed protection," PepsiCo told the court.

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