Overview
- The government called farm leaders to present a proposal that would move seed compliance checks to private actors and set out a new control model for the sector.
- Minister Federico Sturzenegger says growers could keep saving seed, while those who choose higher‑yield proprietary genetics would pay under a remuneration system.
- Officials argue the change would speed access to advanced varieties and add an estimated US$4–5 billion in production value, with a separate land law plan touted to unlock up to US$15 billion in investment.
- Rural groups have a counter‑draft that recognizes intellectual property but protects use‑own rights, and the Argentine Agrarian Federation urges strengthening the state seed institute (Inase) to curb illegal “white bag” seed sales.
- The package includes possible adhesion to UPOV‑91, the international plant‑variety protection regime, and the minister cites cotton yields in Chaco versus Brazil to argue that limited access to top genetics holds back output.