New Turkish Seed Law
In preparation for joining the European Union, Turkey is considering adopting a European style seed law, which includes prohibiting farmers from saving their own seeds and obliging them to only grow certain permitted commercial varieties.
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I think this is a terrible law and shows how corrupt Turkish lawmakers are. They are probably being bribed. How dare they prohibit people from using their own seed???
Hi Evrim — I agree!