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Seed Monopolies, Science Intimidation, and Redefining Resistance

May 19, 2026

Biotech corporations are deploying genetically edited crops to enclose seed systems, directly threatening agroecological sovereignty and community-controlled supply chains in regions like Chile. Concurrently, federal science policies are driving self-censorship and institutional stress, undermining the epistemic foundations necessary to manage climate-induced famines and displacement. Together, corporate enclosure and epistemic suppression function as tools of structural power that delegitimize grassroots resistance while deepening vulnerabilities to ecological and economic shocks.

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