Multinational agricultural “engineering” companies, like Monsanto, want to safeguard their investment in the development of new varieties of animals and crops, by patenting their “invention”.
This economic reality has been backed up by governments around the world in accepting patents on life forms. But now these companies are asking patents on crops that you might grow in your own back garden! The European Patent Office has recently granted a patent to a brocoli and tomato variety obtained by conventional crossing techniques.
A global action platform has been formed:
www.no-patents-on-seeds.org
Network in France: www.semencespaysannes.org
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