Map of seed production in Switzerland
Syngenta, part of ChemChina
concentration of the seed market
import of seeds of vegetables
Seedling nursery in Netherlands
Sativa Rheinau
The Seedmarket is completely dominated by corporations.
In Switzerland, vegetable seeds for farming are not produced at all, questioning the oficial rate of selfsufficency. Most seedlings are imported from Netherlands or Marokko.
As the Interviey by lenyee Yuan with Shiva Vandana , points out, seed freedom is fundamental for an earth democracy.(1)
«The futuer of food depends on rembebering that the web of life is a food web. It is a regular remeinder that we live an entagngled, interconnected , multi-spiecies existence where food should be aright, nota privilege.»(1)
Sativa-Rhainau, Zollinger and Pro-Spezia Rara are produceing organic seeds of old regional species. (2)(3)
(1) - Mold, Issuu No.5 The future of Food
(2) - Sativa Rheinau, http://www.sativa-rheinau.ch
(3) - Pro Spezie Rara, https://www.prospecierara.ch
(4) - Zollinger, https://www.zollinger.bio
Map of seed production in Switzerland
Syngenta, part of ChemChina
concentration of the seed market
import of seeds of vegetables
Seedling nursery in Netherlands
Sativa Rheinau