GRAIN<p>Who profits under <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UPOV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UPOV</span></a>?</p><p>As UPOV has expanded, the global <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/seed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>seed</span></a> market has been taken over by a cartel of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agrochemical</span></a> companies. Today, just four of these companies control half of the US$47 billion seed market. </p><p>➡️ <a href="https://grain.org/e/6921" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">grain.org/e/6921</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StopUPOV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopUPOV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DefendFarmersSeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendFarmersSeeds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>seeds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agribusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agribusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bayer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Syngenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Syngenta</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Corteva" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Corteva</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/seedlaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>seedlaws</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/patenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>patenting</span></a></p>