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Four firms control more than half of the world’s seed supply. Italian farmers are fighting back and returning to the bartering system

Four firms control more than half of the world’s seed supply. Italian farmers are fighting back and returning to the bartering systemWorldPing

Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF dominate the global seed market. Growers in Italy are saving and trading seeds outside that system.

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