if you go to a farmer and say "this variety is more rare, but this other variety is a more safer bet", they will probably pick the latter, regardless of capital

if you go to a farmer and say "this variety is more rare, but this other variety is a more safer bet", they will probably pick the latter, regardless of capitalism, or science, or engineering. And its not like science can't produce /new/ varieties either, STEM isn't that much of a monoculture!