Seed company

They have extensive research facilities to produce plants with genetic materials that result in improved uniformity and appeal.

Along with the growth in the allotment movement, and the increasing popularity of gardening, there have emerged many small independent seed companies.

It may be more appropriate for amateur gardeners to use older (heirloom) varieties as the modern seed types are often the same as those grown by commercial producers, and so characteristics which are useful to them (e.g. vegetables ripening at the same time) may be unsuited to home growing.

Even at the time the program was eliminated in 1924, it was the third largest line item in the United States Department of Agriculture's budget.

During this time, companies introduced six genetically engineered crops for just two traits: herbicide tolerance and insect resistance.

[6][7] Activists have called for stronger antitrust measures in the face of these mergers and acquisitions, and recommended a United Nations treaty on competition to make changes internationally.

This dependency would be aggravated were the production of infertile seeds to be considered; the effect would be to force farmers to purchase them from larger producers.[9]: Para.