India is suspending patents for a variety of cultivated potatoes, specifically grown for the popular potato chips Lay's owned by PepsiCo Inc. This is in accordance to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority order issued on Friday.
In 2019, PepsiCo sued Indian farmers in western Gujarat for planting FC5 potatoes, which contained low moisture content required to produce snacks such as chips.
That same year, the New York-based company said it wanted to res...
