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The OSSI Pledge You have the freedom to use these OSSI Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return you pledge not to restrict others use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means and to include this Pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives. The Open Source Seed Initiative Today only a handful of companies account for most of the worlds commercial breeding and seed sales. Increasingly patenting and restrictive contracts are used to enhance the power and control of these companies over the seeds and the farmers that feed the world.