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  - WN.COM - Environment - Hier 19:44

Seeds of resistance: Cyprus seed bank battles agribusiness monopolies

NICOSIA, Cyprus—At the end of a long, winding road in the quaint Cypriot village of Kalapanagiotis, there is a white painted building overlooking the breathtaking mountain ranges of the Mediterranean country. Under an orange ceramic roof, a new method of resistance against agribusiness monopolies is sprouting at the Community Bank of Cypriot Traditional Seeds. Run by the Farmers Union of Cyprus, the bank exists in order to preserve seeds native to Cyprus, with the goal of maintaining the nation’s cultural connection to its food and agriculture. The seed bank was established in the aftermath of World War II, when high demand from big agricultural companies forced local farmers to shift toward...

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