On 26 Jan 10:34, chelseaxmolli wrote: > -------forwarded message---- > there is nothing in it that I saw that disallows farmers from > continuing to exchange seed and planting materials from non-patent seeds. > > http://www.export.gov/iraq/pdf/cpa_order_81.pdf
Article 15, paragraph B (on page 22 of the PDF file) states: "Farmers shall be prohibited from re-using seeds of protected varieties or any variety mentioned in items 1 and 2 of paragraph (C) of Article 14 of this Chapter." GRAIN's full report, of which we saw an excerpt earlier, is available at <http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=6> The report seems to imply that patented varieties are more readily available in Iraq than locally adapted varieties. Do the farmers have a choice? Michael ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
