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How everyone pays the cost for patents on seeds, and private companies get rich from keeping them secret

The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties.

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The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties. As a result, a small number of corporations can—and do—suppress competition in the seed industry, stifle innovation, and turn taxpayer subsidies intended for farmers into corporate profits.

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