This is a VERY important topic. For hundreds of years farmers have basically owned their seeds and yet this is something that has been whittled away since WW2. Farmers in the West have seen their rights stripped away and seeds are now pretty much owned and distributed by a handful of corporations. I think it was America that legally gave seed DNA control to corporations thus any farmer accused of 'hoarding' seeds would be met with long and arduous legal proceedings. Farmers in the West rely upon oil, equipment, fertilisers, and so on and even their right to control their own seeds has pretty much been taken away.

These corporations are largely controlling food commodities markets too. Thus whilst the average Englishman hasn't seen his wages go up very much since 2008, his food costs have risen by 35%. In many respects it is the new slavery and it is only going to get worse. Stock markets are a scam, but when foodmarkets act in much the same way (making a profit at the expense of others who actually do the work, or in this case, the people who need to eat) then I think you are getting into horribly shady territory.