This judgment establishes powerful legal precedent globally, affirming that the ancient right of farmers to save and share seeds supersedes commercial interests, reshaping the legal balance of power between communities and agribusiness worldwide.
Agriculture is inherently “developing new products” you fundamentally cannot stop innovating because the growth of a plant is itself a selection step.
Take your point that it might discourage certain types of agri business. But aks yourself: given protection will they work to maximise the benefit to farmers or will they innovate to maximise their own profits (E.g. By creating quasi-monopolies or increasing farms’ dependence on them)?
Agriculture is inherently “developing new products” you fundamentally cannot stop innovating because the growth of a plant is itself a selection step.
Take your point that it might discourage certain types of agri business. But aks yourself: given protection will they work to maximise the benefit to farmers or will they innovate to maximise their own profits (E.g. By creating quasi-monopolies or increasing farms’ dependence on them)?