«The global seed market was taken over by a cartel of agrochemical companies. Just 4 of these—Bayer (19%), Corteva (18%), Syngenta (8%) and BASF (4%)— control 49% of the $47 billion seed market.
They hold 75% of the global agrochemicals market. This is not a coincidence...» | ↓
«UPOV began in 1961 by European seed breeders and remained largely confined to the global North until the mid 1990s when seed corporations successfully lobbied governments to give up sovereignty over their seeds and give in to a monopoly through the World Trade Organisation» | ↓