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  • From: "Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT dtnspeed.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Homestead] Iraqis forbiden to save seeds.
  • Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:36:28 -0600

<<As part of sweeping "economic restructuring" implemented by the Bush
Administration in Iraq, Iraqi farmers will no longer be permitted to save
their seeds. Instead, they will be forced to buy seeds from US
corporations -- including seeds the Iraqis themselves developed over
hundreds of years.>>


I've heard about a law that keeps Iraqis from using patented seeds, but not
one that keeps them from using indigenous seeds. I don't see how US
companies could patent indigenous seeds.... but then I don't see a lot of
stuff.

Marie






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