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Re:Only 3 northern white rhinos left on Earth by onion2k on Monday November 23, 2015 @05:43AM (#10613845)
Rhinos would only be farmed if they could be patented.

That makes me wonder percentage of the world's farming is done under a patent.

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Re:Only 3 northern white rhinos left on Earth by danieltillett on Monday November 23, 2015 @06:16AM (#10613954)
Actually quite a large percentage. Plant patents are a huge business [1].

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_breeders%27_rights

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