Why Is IR-4 Needed?<BR>Lack of Economic Incentive for Registrants <BR>Development costs from ‘discovery to jug’ is estimated at $250-350M <BR>Limited patent life <BR>Small acreage vegetable crops = relatively small amount of product sales <BR>“Just not worth the registration expenses and efforts” <BR> <BR>Liability for Registrants <BR>Vegetable crops generally have higher value <BR> <BR>This is not a new scenario. IR-4 was established by USDA in 1963 because of these same factors. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>