Laws protecting industrial seeds

-Farmers may not harvest and re-sow / gift / exchange / sell privatized seeds

-Upon (suspected) infringement, seeds and harvest can be confiscated or destroyed, and farmer can face fines or jail time

-2014 protests led to repeal of law (“Monsanto Law”) prohibiting farmers from reproducing patented seed varieties, arguing that the law violated Mayan communities’ right to the traditional cultivation of their land—victory, but farmers remaining vigilant in case these restrictions are reintroduced