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I might not be following you, but it sounded like you were worried about farmers losing the right to save seeds due to Monsanto patents. Seed saving largely end
by jrkelly 13y ago
I might not be following you, but it sounded like you were worried about farmers losing the right to save seeds due to Monsanto patents. Seed saving largely ended with hybrid seeds in the 20s. Is there something else you were trying to say?
- twic 13y agoTo be clear: it ended for maize, because that's the only crop routinely grown with hybrid seeds. Seed saving is still done for everything else.
- TheSpiceIsLife 13y agoAustralia grows a lot of hybrid wheat, and it's sought after on the global market due to it's higher than usual protein content.
- mcv 13y agoSeed saving never ended. A lot of farmers all over the world still rely on it.