Modernizing Seed Regulations

What the seed industry has always faced, and that the grain industry is newly grappling with, is the need to attach intellectual property value to otherwise generic-looking grain.

Today we highlight the expansion of stakeholder responsibilities to protect the rights of plant breeders in Canada. Building on the role of independent media, policy and technology, the seed industry offers additional insight into how stakeholders with limited vision can loop farmers into traceable, lucrative new value chains.

Background

The development o…