I am not usually an on-line sign-er of petitions, but this one really caught me.
First our bees are dying in mass numbers because of lack of diversity, pesticides and chemicals ... and now the EU (under pressure from the big hybrid developers) wants to ban the planting of un-EU approved crops or even selling of the seeds for personal cultivation.
"The forbidden seed! How many here know that the EU is preparing legislation that will make it illegal to grow crops that are not on a list of approved seeds? A list that currently 60% dominated by big corporations like Monsanto, AstraZeneca, Bayer and others?
Today, there are three lists, one for professional growth, one of the endangered species and one for amateur cultivation. The latter two are to be removed.
The pros list are basically only hybrids - which means that you can not take next year's seed from his crop. Furthermore, it not only be forbidden to sell seeds other than those already mentioned, but also to grow.
"File sharing" in the area of seeds will become a criminal act. This means that people be even less able to influence what you eat, when you can not even decide what to grow. It also means that the varieties that are historically interesting will disappear, even varieties that can withstand our climate"
As a grower of uncommon varieties, both in my personal vege garden and soon-to-be commercially, I am appalled that this is even up for discussion.
First our bees are dying in mass numbers because of lack of diversity, pesticides and chemicals ... and now the EU (under pressure from the big hybrid developers) wants to ban the planting of un-EU approved crops or even selling of the seeds for personal cultivation.
"The forbidden seed! How many here know that the EU is preparing legislation that will make it illegal to grow crops that are not on a list of approved seeds? A list that currently 60% dominated by big corporations like Monsanto, AstraZeneca, Bayer and others?
Today, there are three lists, one for professional growth, one of the endangered species and one for amateur cultivation. The latter two are to be removed.
The pros list are basically only hybrids - which means that you can not take next year's seed from his crop. Furthermore, it not only be forbidden to sell seeds other than those already mentioned, but also to grow.
"File sharing" in the area of seeds will become a criminal act. This means that people be even less able to influence what you eat, when you can not even decide what to grow. It also means that the varieties that are historically interesting will disappear, even varieties that can withstand our climate"
As a grower of uncommon varieties, both in my personal vege garden and soon-to-be commercially, I am appalled that this is even up for discussion.
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