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The American Chestnut Tree is Coming Back. Who is It For?

Modern Farmer

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. In 2022, the state and the federal government agreed to return more than 1,000 acres to the Onondaga Nation. For its part, the state of New York has been working recently to improve its relations with Indigenous nations.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The Corporate Consolidation of Seed Breeding Over the past decades, we have seen a hyper consolidation of the seed market with over 50% of seed sales coming from companies that are owned by four large biotechnology corporations. per planted acre of seed in 1990 paid $93.48 Source: Philip H.

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