Haitian Farmers Refuse Monsanto’s Seeds and Instead Commit to Burning Them

photo: J. Novak Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti “a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on biodiversity, on Creole seeds. Monsanto’s seed donations were an unwelcomed gift to a country with vocal opposition to GMO seeds for fear they would ruin what little agriculture the country has left. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Haitian Farmers Refuse Monsanto’s Seeds and Instead Commit to Burning Them

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