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Go check out crop yields of your favorite crop for the past 20,30,50,100 years. Plant breeding and biotech have done _alot_ to reduce hunger and keep food price
by kickout 4y ago
Go check out crop yields of your favorite crop for the past 20,30,50,100 years. Plant breeding and biotech have done _alot_ to reduce hunger and keep food prices low. Previous generations may have breed crops for pure survival reasons (they needed the best genetics to propagate themselves to ensure a plentiful harvest next year).
I enjoy the debate around plant breeding, and there are issues with IP and how that IP is protected/enforced/interpreted. No different than many other industries. It would be difficult to adequately argue that IP in the ag sector has been not been net beneficial for most players (companies, consumers, farmers, etc.).