One reason why we use 'heritage' seeds.

How “Open Source” Seed Producers From the U.S. to India Are Changing Global Food Production

 

“It’s just a rock in the river and I’m floating around it. That’s basically what we have to do, but it breaks the breeding tradition,” he says. “I think these lettuce patents are overreaching and if they [were to hold up in court], nobody can breed a new lettuce anymore because all the traits have been claimed.”  

 

The original version of this article, by Rachel Cernansky, appeared on Ensia. 

 

 

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