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This paper contributes to the study of institutional relationships mediating the exchange and distribution of plant genetic resources (PGR) among farmers. Local systems of seed exchange often consider PGR a public good, the rights to which no one should be excluded from. Community-level institutions and local customs that facilitate the exchange of PGR are built around reducing transaction costs for...