Panel working on IPR issues of gene-edited rice, says ICAR's ML Jat

The world’s first gene-edited rice varieties were released a few weeks ago, marking a significant milestone in India’s long journey in agriculture research. In an interview with Sanjeeb Mukherjee in New Delhi, director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) ML Jat talks about various issues surrounding these rice varieties and his roadmap for the council. Edited excerpts: 

What is the next step from here for the genome-edited rice varieties? 

Genome editing is a relatively new technology, and we've had a breakthrough with the development of two novel varieties using this approach. This marks a world-first, particularly in