• Dr. Tapa Kar

Agricultural biotech is the emerging scientific area which is useful to breed more nutritious, high-yielding and less resource input-demanding crops. In India, where the agricultural sector still continues to play an important role, the tools of plant biotechnology offer a greater scope for overcoming the challenges of malnutrition, productivity stagnation and crop diversification. The evolved biotech crops have potential to achieve food security, conserve biodiversity, reduce agriculturally-induced environmental problems and mitigate climate change. However, in recent times, agro-biotechnology is evolving from a pre-commercial phase dominated by basic research science to a commercial phase oriented around marketing products. In pursuing innovation rents in the commercial phase firms are reorienting their strategies around complementary marketing and distribution assets. No doubt, the size of agricultural biotech segment has grown over time, yet it is realised that Indian economy is facing various challenges and issues in promoting biotech crop. The present paper thus attempts to examine the market opportunities provided by the crop biotechnology sector to progress Indian agriculture towards productivity and quality to sustain production for future generations along with the challenges that are faced by the Indian agri-biotech industry.

Agri-biotechnology, Agri-biotech products, Genetically improved plants

"MARKET ACCESS AND CHALLENGES FOR INDIAN AGRI-BIOTECH PRODUCTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no.e348-e352, December-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212448.pdf

"MARKET ACCESS AND CHALLENGES FOR INDIAN AGRI-BIOTECH PRODUCTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no. ppe348-e352, December-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212448.pdf