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But there's nothing stopping the farmer from observing their saved or off brand seed is not as effective and buying from the original breeder again..?


Aside from destitution from a terrible crop yield and no safety net?


And how was this managed for the last millennia?


By avoiding competition from global markets including highly efficient producers.

Transportation infrastructure on this scale is a new thing, though famine essentially going away is a massive advantage for modern systems.




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