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A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to
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In 1997, an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through the US patent and trademark office. This variety was actually been derived from Indian farmer's varieties. Indian basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf varieties and claimed as an invention or a novelty. Sharbati Sonora and Lerma Rojo are varieties of wheat.
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