2 months old This article is more than 2 months old Covid has made people see how the food system is dominated by large corporations, say campaigners The pandemic encouraged an interest in allotments and seed saving. Photograph: Bill Allsopp/Alamy Stock Photo The pandemic encouraged an interest in allotments and seed saving. Photograph: Bill Allsopp/Alamy Stock Photo AlexandraGenova Mon 28 Dec 2020 04.00 EST Last modified on Wed 30 Dec 2020 04.29 EST Seeds need to be brought back into public ownership, rather than belonging to a small group of agrochemical companies, say campaigners, after a year in which seed-swapping and saving has reached new heights of popularity.