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I was actually trying to suggest the exact opposite.The lightly regulated exchange of plant material between amateurs poses a severe threat.Entire communities often depend upon the success of a few restricted crops.Failure of a crop such as cotton, rubber, sugar, soy, maize could result in poverty, famine, political instability and mass migration.Plant disease can change the course of human history (Think of the Irish Potato Famine).It is impossible to ensure safety in a situation such as seed exchanges, where there is a wide diversity of plant material, in small voulmes.It is simply incorrect to imply that seed is free of disease, or that a plants potential to act as a weed in its non native environment can be anticipated.The current measures in place on this material are wholly inadequate, and I would support more stringent regulation, even if it were to result in seed exchanges being no longer able to send material to overseas members.