• Perennial and sustainable • Sometimes called ‘landraces’ of ‘germplam’ terms which don’t acknowledge farmers have made towards their evolution through selection. • Have also derogatoriy been called ‘primitive cultivars’ in contrast to ‘elite cultivars’ evolved by scientists . • Farmers varieties are also referred to as indigenous seeds, native seeds, organic seeds, heirloom seeds and heritage seeds, jawari, nate, desi, etc.

Free trade is a system of trade policy that allows traders to act and or transact without interference from the government. Free trade can cause small governments to lose the power to make their own environmental and social laws. This means that transnational corporations could gain even more power.