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Originally Posted by wolfyhound
once they have some, they wouldn't need to continue getting more "patented" bananas, since they still clone themselves.
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But to propagate a patented plant without permits is forbidden. And a patent holder usually don't care if you do it for eating, selling or whatever reason. They are CEOs and are supposed to do the interest of shareholders, otherwise they lose their jobs.
To this date, I don't recall many instances where GMO patents have been gifted to people in need to help them with their food supplies.
Well if they want to help the poor, instead of creating a new GMO banana with added vitamin A, why they don't create a program to import and acclimate australimusa in africa? This would be truly a great thing to do. Will increase crop diversity, and solve the problem of vitamin A.... but australimusa aren't patented. Too bad. They can't make money on them.... so, who cares?