Many praise the Green Revolution, but agribusinesses have exploited the demand for genetically modified, disease-resistant seeds in developing countries, creating strains of plants that cannot be replicated for the next harvest, forcing farmers to continue purchasing seeds from these suppliers each season.
They've earned the name "suicide seeds" as farmers throughout the developing world, and particularly in India, have driven up large debts purchasing these seeds, and commit suicide to avoid these debts.
Inform yourself.
There is an illustrative article from TIME magazine here.
PBS' Frontline did a documentary short on the topic, which you can view here.
And for an overview of Monsanto, the main producer of these 'suicide seeds' and their other shady agrexploitative practices, there's a comprehensive article on Wikipedia.
All the more reason to support local, organic agriculture!
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