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2024-12-22 10:52:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AD2C19BE404E646D37A613E4FCE9D1E7089C9A3ACA9BC2DD5A369EFD9C19775A
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What is clear from the video but the farmer neglects to mention is he is buying *patented* seeds. As he said, he signed a contract to not save and replant seeds produced from the seed he bought. In simple terms, a business must be paid for its product. More: https://www.croplife.com/crop-inputs/seed-biotech/monsanto-why-we-sue-farmers-who-save-seeds/ https://grain.org/fr/article/5142-seed-laws-that-criminalise-farmers-resistance-and-fightback#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20main%20types%20of%20intellectual%20property
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