Comments on: Can Unified Seed Laws Improve Food Security? http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/2009/09/01/can-unified-seed-laws-improve-food-security/ The Independent Family of Publications from Inter Press Service Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:31:01 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tweets that mention Can Unified Seed Laws Improve Food Security? | IPS Terraviva | Africa -- Topsy.com http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/2009/09/01/can-unified-seed-laws-improve-food-security/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Tweets that mention Can Unified Seed Laws Improve Food Security? | IPS Terraviva | Africa -- Topsy.com Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:32:44 +0000 http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/?p=395#comment-14 [...] this page was mentioned by ZK (@zk), ipsafrica (@ipsafrica) and others. [...] [...] this page was mentioned by ZK (@zk), ipsafrica (@ipsafrica) and others. [...]

]]> By: johnny rep http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/2009/09/01/can-unified-seed-laws-improve-food-security/comment-page-1/#comment-10 johnny rep Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:20:41 +0000 http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/?p=395#comment-10 there's a huge imbalance in power in markets as we know them, between the small farmers who are now the darlings of the "Develop 'em" set. harmonising laws feels like it's about letting the heavy hitters - the big corporate producers of seed - swing that bat just once to introduce new seed wherever they please. probably few countries have the ability to effectively regulate, assess hybrid or gm seed, but here everyone in Southern Africa will be thrown into the lowest common denominator that South Africa's corporate-pliant regulators throw up. yes, SANSOR, i'm looking at you there’s a huge imbalance in power in markets as we know them, between the small farmers who are now the darlings of the “Develop ‘em” set. harmonising laws feels like it’s about letting the heavy hitters – the big corporate producers of seed – swing that bat just once to introduce new seed wherever they please.

probably few countries have the ability to effectively regulate, assess hybrid or gm seed, but here everyone in Southern Africa will be thrown into the lowest common denominator that South Africa’s corporate-pliant regulators throw up.

yes, SANSOR, i’m looking at you

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