Twenty-five years ago, ten seed corporations split 40% of the global market. Now two corporations have the same market share. The top four agrichemical firms control nearly two thirds of the market. Monopolists have obtained powerful chokeholds over all aspects of the food supply chain, affecting all of us. This harms farmers, increases prices, reduces biodiversity through monocropping, damages food quality, and fuels inequality.
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