Protect Seed Sovereignty and Small Farmers from Corporate Control

Recent signers:
Tony Prout and 15 others have signed recently.

The issue

Title:
Protect Seed Sovereignty and Small Farmers from Corporate Control

To:
The Australian Government, UK DEFRA, and all global food policy leaders

Petition Text:

Farmers in Australia, the UK, and across the world are losing control of the most basic part of food: the seed.

Four corporations — Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF — now dominate the global seed and pesticide markets. They hold patents, control pricing, and restrict seed-saving through legal contracts. This isn’t a theory. It’s fact — publicly documented and legally protected.

This extreme concentration of power is forcing farmers into chemical cycles, making governments afraid to regulate, and driving up dependency on ultra-processed foods.

It’s time to take back control — not just for farmers, but for everyone who eats.

We demand that governments:
• Enforce antitrust action against seed and chemical monopolies
• Support open-pollinated and heritage seed systems
• Restore the legal right to save, share, and replant seed
• Introduce transparency and labelling for ultra-processed food systems
• Phase out public support for monopolised chemical-agriculture models

This isn’t about politics. It’s about food. It’s about fairness. It’s about whether the next generation eats something grown by a farmer, or something formulated in a boardroom.

Sign this petition and help protect the future of farming, food, and freedom.

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Recent signers:
Tony Prout and 15 others have signed recently.

The issue

Title:
Protect Seed Sovereignty and Small Farmers from Corporate Control

To:
The Australian Government, UK DEFRA, and all global food policy leaders

Petition Text:

Farmers in Australia, the UK, and across the world are losing control of the most basic part of food: the seed.

Four corporations — Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF — now dominate the global seed and pesticide markets. They hold patents, control pricing, and restrict seed-saving through legal contracts. This isn’t a theory. It’s fact — publicly documented and legally protected.

This extreme concentration of power is forcing farmers into chemical cycles, making governments afraid to regulate, and driving up dependency on ultra-processed foods.

It’s time to take back control — not just for farmers, but for everyone who eats.

We demand that governments:
• Enforce antitrust action against seed and chemical monopolies
• Support open-pollinated and heritage seed systems
• Restore the legal right to save, share, and replant seed
• Introduce transparency and labelling for ultra-processed food systems
• Phase out public support for monopolised chemical-agriculture models

This isn’t about politics. It’s about food. It’s about fairness. It’s about whether the next generation eats something grown by a farmer, or something formulated in a boardroom.

Sign this petition and help protect the future of farming, food, and freedom.

The Decision Makers

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in the UK
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in the UK
UK Government (DEFRA)
UK Government (DEFRA)

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