More power in saving money or saving seeds???

Question

yo speedn:

i wrote saving sees not hoarding.

right now people hoard money and most of the world is starving.

Answer 1

Think about it: many farmers today are growing genetically-modified crops. (80% of soybean grown in the US is GMO) Because ag corporations invest a lot of time, research, and money in developing the seed, they literally "own" it.

It's like taking a picture and allowing a magazine to publish it. You still own the picture, but you are allowing the publisher to "borrow" it for a specific purpose. Seed companies are "allowing" farmers to plant GMO seed, but they do NOT give them permission to save seeds from those crops from year to year. They spent money to develop it, they own it.

It's actually illegal for the farmer to save seeds from genetically modified crops in many cases. Indeed, some crops are bio-engineered so that the seed produced will not grow even if the farmer *is* willing to break the law!

I believe it's VERY important for private individuals to maintain their own lines of seed.

Answer 2

In saving money.

Money will always buy food.

Just so you know, I farm in Argentina and my country is beating soybeans record production every year.

It has been like this for more than 15 years.

If you have money, lots of different areas that not produce food at this moment because of costs will do it, for example, the Amazons huge area in Brazil.

The same example can be applied to Africa.

If commodities prices go up, many areas will enter in production.

Answer 3

speedn is a total idiot. i understand what you're asking. at university i had to do a presentation on this subject. what you have to realise is its really important to national government that they aren't dependent for food security on other countries. food security is a matter of national security and its a point on which nations compete. During WWII there was a special division of the SS whose responsibilty was to raid botanical research stations in the lands acquired by the German army. They almost captured the Vavilov institute in St Petersburg. Maybe there are many ways the money could be better spent for humanity but for individual countries it makes sense

Answer 4

If every farmer in the US kept every seed produced on his farm.  Unspeakable power in doing that.  A good portion of the world would starve.

Answer 5

I have a very good seed collection,

if my apartment were burning, I would not grab money, I would take the seeds.

like a friend told me once, "I have lots of money saved for the next earthquake."

I asked "do you have any water, food, or a flashlight saved for when all the lights go off and leave you in the dark ?"

he said "no"

my point is that nothing can replace having the seeds you are going to need to feed yourself.