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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Monopolization of seed industry

Monopolization of seed industry

  • Consolidation of seed suppliers

Claim

Farmers have a fundamental right to save seed and breed crops.

Broader

Monopolization of agricultural genetic resources
Excellent

Aggravates

Inflated seed costs
Unpresentable

Related

Restrictive business practices in relation to patents and trademarks
Excellent
Scarcity of high-quality seeds
Unpresentable
Decline in genetic diversity of seed stocks
Unpresentable

Value

Reduction
Yet to rate
Monopoly
Yet to rate
Diversity
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Commerce » Conditions of trade
  • Commerce » Purchasing, supplying
  • Industry » Industry
  • Plant life » Botany
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J2786
    DOCID
    12027860
    D7NID
    160134
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020