We need to abandon the patent system entirely.
Comment on Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoWe need FOSS seeds rather than proprietary ones.
Soggy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Comment on Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoWe need FOSS seeds rather than proprietary ones.
We need to abandon the patent system entirely.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
This actually exists. I don’t have the specifics, but people have started collecting non-copyrighted seeds a long time and iirc also added some sort of licensing to it so MegaCorp cannot just suck it up later.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s just traditional seed saving practices. They’ve essentially Public Domain. There’s some small farms creating their own “artisan” varieties. Some times they’re true breeding and the seeds can be harvested for replanting. Sometimes they’re hybrids and simply can’t be saved like that for technical reasons. The farms doing artisan stuff sometimes ask for a small donation if you do seed saving so they can put food on their table, but it’s an honor system thing.