Seeds

3. weapon of Agri corporations against innocent farmers whose crops were contaminated by genetically modified seeds planted on adjacent farms
7. needed to recuperate seeds
8. aim to control the food sector
10. central to reproducing the culture of life
15. resulted from the reformulation of chemicals that were used during WWII to become fertilizers and pesticides
17. means survival, being able to continue to produce
18. giver of life
19. ruled that microorganisms and microbiological processes can be patented
21. results from the loss of seed diversity
23. ability to move genes between cells, organisms, and species
24. resulted from the indebtedness of the farmers of India as a consequence of their shift to genetically modified cotton

1. use less land, less water, and protect soil and ecosystem
2. evolved from heavy use of pesticides
4. the first three genetically modified seeds by Monsanto
5. guides indigenous communities in doing their local activities
6. considered to feed 70% of the world's population
9. starting point for creating and sustaining local seed banks
11. whole basis of agriculture
12. right to define one's own food system
13. replaced the diverse crop production of farmers
14. lose vitality in their second and third seasons
16. custodians of seeds
18. important element of traditional ecological knowledge system particularly about seeds
20. aim of farmers for breeding seeds
22. are at the center of indigenous farmers' rituals