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If it's economically advantageous to buy the seeds anyway then why do the manufacturers legally prohibit the farmers to save the seeds? Wouldn't the farmers nat
by kouteiheika 1y ago
If it's economically advantageous to buy the seeds anyway then why do the manufacturers legally prohibit the farmers to save the seeds? Wouldn't the farmers naturally pick the option that yields them the most profit?
- contrarian1234 1y agoBecause that'd be unmanageable.. obviously a local "seed cleaning/prep" company (such at the one providing nonGMO seed) would just come around and undercut the company that developed the GMO seed. The farmers will just claim they're reusing their seed
- throwup238 1y agoIt allows them to maximize the value they extract from the whole enterprise and defend their competitive advantage. In short: greed and fear. The long answer is more complicated. For example corn, soybeans, and wheat aren’t generally planted as F1 hybrids so farmers can (and do) save seed so the manufacturers walk this tight rope between crops where it really matters and ones where they don’t, but have to defend their whole system regardless.