I don't understand the context. The idea of banning seed sharing is to stop counterfeits? That doesn't make much sense. Surely that'll just make it worse, no?

Also, what's the connection to the high yield ones? Is it because those get counterfeited the most?

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estsauver 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Linked article claimed it was undertaken to prevent seed counterfeiting.

Edit: (I personally know basically nothing about the law or how it’s been implemented.)

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geon an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Also, what's the connection to the high yield ones?

The high yield seeds are created by cross pollinating certain varieties. When the high yield seeds are planted, the new seeds should be eaten -not re-planted- since they will give poor yield.

So a counterfeiter can just buy cheaper food-seeds and resell them as expensive high-yield seeds.

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		A lot of plants work like that. Apples very rarely come out tasting great if the tree is planted from a seed. You need to clone a good known apple tree from cuttings instead.

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trollbridge 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Instead of doing things like securing their supply chains, the reaction of the seed companies is to... just make anyone else selling seeds illegal.

	▲	Retric 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Not quite, the counterfeit seeds here are dramatically worse to the point where buyers will feel scammed and face significant hardship if they mistakenly use them. Imagine if 90% counterfeit electronics caused house fires, the harm is way beyond the purchase price. At that point customers start caring a great deal, but corruption is difficult to avoid.
	▲	IAmBroom 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It worked so well in the War On Drugs... Don't do the hard work of taking down illegal supply chains; simply put the end consumers into jail for several years! /s