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The big issue: seed
counterfeiting
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5 to 8% of all goods traded in the world is counterfeit (ca.
$400 billions). |
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"Counterfeiting is the crime of the 21st century"
- James Moody, former Head of the FBI’s Organised Crime
Division. |
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Currency, credit cards, cigars, art, music, engineering
parts, medicines, infant formula, and...
seeds |
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Consider the cost of doing nothing: |
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Lost
markets and revenues, increased claims and warranty costs,
damaged reputation, brand tarnish, legal penalties…
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Very often provides a lucrative platform for
money laundering, drug smuggling, terrorist operations,
unsafe
or defective
goods
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