Certificate of Plant Variety Protection

A Certificate of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) is a legal document that grants exclusive rights to breeders of new plant varieties. It protects their innovative work by allowing them to control how their plants are used, marketed, and sold for a certain period, typically 20 years. This certificate encourages agricultural innovation by ensuring that breeders can benefit financially from their creations, thus promoting the development of improved crop varieties. It helps maintain biodiversity and encourages the introduction of plants with better yields, disease resistance, or other desirable traits.