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'If you own the seeds you own the food system': campaigners demand public ownership to counter Big Ag privatization

https://www.afinalwarning.com/488465.html
(Natural News)
A growing number of people around the world are calling for the public ownership of seeds, which they say is essential for a more democratic and ecologically sound food system, as the coronavirus-driven spike in empty supermarket shelves and the continued loss of biodiversity this year sparked a rise in the popularity of saving and swapping seeds and shed more light on the negative consequences of allowing a handful of agrochemical corporations to dominate the global seed trade.
(Article by Kenny Stancil republished from CommonDreams.org)
In the United Kingdom, the seed saving movement had been “quietly growing” for awhile, but “from March onwards, when the pandemic hit the U.K., seed producers and seed banks across the country were overwhelmed with demand,” with multiple organizations experiencing a “sharp surge in orders, 600% in some cases,” Alexandra Genova reported Monday in ....

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Seed saving movement calls for seeds to be publicly owned

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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
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Mon 28 Dec 2020 04.00 EST
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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. ....

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