I heard that farmers can buy and replant seeds obtained from others sources without legal issues. Is that right?
We’ve been in that stage for a long time, it’s just getting some extra attention now because Veritasium made a video.
Yeah it feels weird to me because it almost feels like deja-vu. I had thought he (or maybe it was another YT) had already made one years ago about Monsanto and Roundup Ready.
It sounds cringe, but the right attention is the right attention. I can’t complain.
I agree, I just wanted to emphasize that this isn’t a new development or an aberration, but the natural result of the perverse incentives that exist in a capitalist economy.
Is there something wrong with Veritasium?
I think it’s just a “we already knew that but a ytber covered it so now people are talking about it” kind of vibe, sort of similar to hipsters lol.
Monsanto released “Roundup Ready” soybeans in 1996 (and corn in 1998) which carried the restriction regarding collecting seeds and replanting them.
This has been a thing for some time now.
This wouldn’t be happening if you just let companies have their monocrops.
I suppose it depends on the crop, but I’d imagine it’s cheaper on labor to just buy the seeds rather than extract them. Maybe they have machines for that? Anyone know?
Also, depending on the crop, replanting over and over again can lead to genetic drift. Kinda incestuous, ya know? For example, I’m taking a risk if I replant my pepper seeds because they may have been cross pollinated with some other pepper. Talk about promiscuous!
Soy beans are seeds and corn kernels are seeds. Not difficult at all to get either.
yes but what about coconut seeds
