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A-Level Biology OCR A

Gm Patenting Technology Buy Seeds Year Describe Concerns

Concerns include that poorer farmers, who could benefit most, cannot afford GM seeds and are not allowed to save them for reuse, requiring annual purchases.

Le preoccupazioni riguardano il fatto che i contadini più poveri, che potrebbero trarre maggiori benefici, non possono permettersi i semi GM e non sono autorizzati a conservarli per riutilizzarli, dovendo acquistarli ogni anno.

Front Describe the concerns people have over patenting and technology transfer in GM crops.
Back Patenting and technology transfer:
  • Poorer farmers often those who would benefit most but cannot afford to buy GM seeds
  • They are not allowed to save the GM seeds to grow again next year - they must buy them again every year

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