Industrial seeds

Privatisation of seeds:

• All species including wild ones can be privatized → under PVP: cultivated species, and under patent law→ if the genetic characteristics is patented all plants containing that gene including wild species.
• These varieties can be used to breed new ones.
• Local seeds may be privatized if discovered if it’s under the PVP
• Can harvest privatized seeds and sow them again for 34 varieties with royalties
• Can’t gift privatized seeds