The current farming system
Chemical fertilisers, pesticides and fungicides are widely used in agriculture to improve crop yields. Most of the compounds used are synthetic, and their overuse causes air, water and soil pollution and human health problems like cancer, nervous disorders and reproductive problems.
Year in and year out farmers are losing the seeds from their own plants, and are forced to purchase new seeds from seed providers. The GM seeds have now been patented and force the farmer to buy new seeds every planting season. It is illegal to save GM seeds and these companies employ the “seed policy” to spy on farmers to make sure that they are toeing the line.
In fact, the availability of organic seeds is a major issue in organic farming, and most of the time the farmers are forced and advised to use conventional seeds only, as they could be treated with chemicals.