I'm an environmentalist and a humanitarian, and I want both of these things: 1. Freedom for Ghanaian farmers to plant their traditional crops. 2. Access for Gh

I'm an environmentalist and a humanitarian, and I want both of these things: 1. Freedom for Ghanaian farmers to plant their traditional crops. 2. Access for Ghanaian farmers to high-yield varietals developed by companies like Monsanto. This article implies that the law makes goal #1 illegal, but if you read closely, it is just an implication, and not an outright statement. My current understanding is that goal #1 is not made illegal by this bill. Does anyone have any contradictory evidence? My understanding of this law is that it adopts US-style IP laws for agriculture, which is a controversial idea. Supporters would say it creates incentives towards goal #2, because it's hard for Monsanto to sell self-reproducing technology at a profit without IP support. Detractors would say that it has other downsides. I don't think the detractors are wrong, but I have a question for anyone that's open to exchange views: If you oppose this law, but support goal #2, what do you think will bring Monsanto into Ghana? I only see three options: a) this law, b) Monsanto writes Ghana off as a loss and sells their unprotectable technology, c) we legally compel Monsanto to write Ghana off as a loss.