Seed privatization
Indian farmers protest new seed bill, calling it a threat to the country’s sovereignty
Farmer groups claim that the proposed bill is an attempt to reintroduce provisions of laws which the ultra-right-wing government was forced to withdraw after a year-long protest in Delhi in 2020-21.
Argentine farmers oppose bill that will extract royalties for re-planting of seeds
According to the new law that will be discussed in parliament on November 22, seed corporations such as Bayer-Monsanto and Syngenta would be authorized to collect royalties from the farmers even when the re-plant seeds from the previous harvest
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