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Taking the seeds of certain produce and growing them in your backyard for your own consumption
Depends on the country tho
How is that illegal? So you're telling me in your country you can't buy a tomato from a store and then throw it in some soil at home?
Corporations have patents on their varieties. This isn’t defending the practice, just explaining it
To expand on that, they likely aren't going to come after a private household. It's to keep farmers in their pocket. They will go after a commercial farm though. It borders on a subscription service to seeds. Fucking dystopia.
certain housing associations won't let you plant such things in the ground, but if it's in a box or container it's okay
The US has patented GMO wheat and corn. Agrotech companies have sued farmers for growing wheat from seeds that blew into their fields from a neighbouring property.
That is wild!
No, it's engineered.
It's not based on country either. If lays catches you growing their patented strains of potatoes without their consent, they'll come after you no matter what country you are growing the potatoes in.
Will Lays corpos kidnap me from my country to drag me in front of a US court?
I mean, at this point, it wouldn't surprise me. Just thought Disney would do it first.
Maybe not Lay's but Monsanto will and has a history of winning in court.
Certain produce
This is not illegal in the EU. There are no patents on plants in the EU.
I think they’re talking about weed
produce usually means fruits and vegetables
And trees usually means trees. Who knows with these guys
Felt euphemism-y but you’re probably right
Hmm fair enough