Creating versions of resistant crops (like the ones already provided by afore mentioned companies) that can reproduce and are usable by anyone, can work to improve the food situation of the world and help improve the quality of life of the farmers that grow the world's food.
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One way of decreasing the costs of food and increasing the quality of life of farmers would be to offer an alternative to big-company-made crop seeds. It happens in some places that environmental conditions change preventing a certain crop to grow like it used to. Then, a company manages to genetically engineer a more resistant version of the crop and sells it to the farmers. However, the catch is that the seeds spawn sterile crops, so the farmers are forced to keep spending money for seeds during every planting season.