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Originally Posted by martinguerre
also, they have to pay for seed every year, since most modern american crops, GM or not, are bred to only work for one year. that's a huge flash point for developing world acceptance of our farming practices.
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That's true... I had forgotten that part.
Even those that are not made to work for only one year... the farmers must pay an annual license fee to replant. If they collect their seeds in the traditional method, rather than purchase new seeds, GM seed companies claim they are breaking the law...
There is a massive anti-trust suit being brought against companies like Monsanto for this practice:
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