Garbanzo: The producers who adopted the libertarian philosophy are now in trouble because the "criminal organization"

Genetic advancement represents a key aspect for agricultural development. And the advancement on individual freedoms represents a threat to private initiative by the "criminal organization" (Javier Milei said) of the State. Just as pressures from the U.S. towards Argentina are increasing for the approval of a regulatory framework on seeds based on the UPOV 91 system, a conflict arose with a northern crop that puts the issue at stake in the "showcase". A year ago, as Bichos de Campo warned in a timely manner, the authorities of the National Seed Institute (Inase) de facto invalidated the use of self-use chickpea seed through a somewhat particular methodology. At that time, chickpea producers began to receive summonses from Inase to present the purchase invoice of the varieties sown. This methodology, which is common in soybeans and wheat, is unusual in the case of chickpeas because the most sown cultivar – Northern – is more than 25 years old. Current regulations allow the ...