<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In the past 10years an increasing number of patents on plants — primarily genetically-modified seeds — have been granted in developed countries. The negative effects of patents on farmers and growers can be seen increasingly clearly in the example of steadily increasing market concentration. 13.3million farmers worldwide make a living from cultivating GM seeds, 90% of whom are small farmers in developing countries. 75% of all green genetic engineering is in the hands of a small number of multinationals which enjoy market dominance and deal with patents in a complex licensing system.        —  How does the Commission intend to ensure that farmers in Europe will have freedom of choice in the future and agricultural production will not depend on licences acquired at great expense? What measures are planned to avoid monopolies?      —  How can unified mandatory GMO labelling be maintained and further developed for the benefit of consumers?      —  What does the Commission intend to do in order to maintain research into, and distribution of, conventional, less widely-distributed seeds? How can we avoid a dependence which will be a result of a loss of know-how in traditional methods of cultivation?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>
In the past 10years an increasing number of patents on plants — primarily genetically-modified seeds — have been granted in developed countries. The negative effects of patents on farmers and growers can be seen increasingly clearly in the example of steadily increasing market concentration. 13.3million farmers worldwide make a living from cultivating GM seeds, 90% of whom are small farmers in developing countries. 75% of all green genetic engineering is in the hands of a small number of multinationals which enjoy market dominance and deal with patents in a complex licensing system.        —  How does the Commission intend to ensure that farmers in Europe will have freedom of choice in the future and agricultural production will not depend on licences acquired at great expense? What measures are planned to avoid monopolies?      —  How can unified mandatory GMO labelling be maintained and further developed for the benefit of consumers?      —  What does the Commission intend to do in order to maintain research into, and distribution of, conventional, less widely-distributed seeds? How can we avoid a dependence which will be a result of a loss of know-how in traditional methods of cultivation?