In 2024, under President Javier Milei, Argentina plans to modernize its seed technology rules as part of broader economic reforms. The goal is to make Argentina’s agriculture more competitive, especially against Brazil and the U.S. A law from the 1970s protects farmers from paying annual fees to seed companies. As a result, Argentina’s agriculture has […]
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