5 Million Farmers Sue Monsanto for $7.7 BillionAnthony Gucciardi The practice of using renewal seeds dates back to ancient times, but Monsanto seeks to collect massive royalties and put an end to the practice. Why? Because Monsanto owns the very patent to the genetically modified seed, and is charging the farmers not only for the original crops, but the later harvests as well. Eventually, the royalties compound and many farmers begin to struggle with even keeping their farm afloat. It is for this reason that India slammed Monsanto with groundbreaking biopiracy charges in an effort to stop Monsanto from patenting life. Jane Berwanger, a lawyer for the farmers who went on record regarding the case, told the Associated Press: Monsanto gets paid when it sell the seeds. The law gives producers the right to multiply the seeds they buy and nowhere in the world is there a requirement to pay (again). Producers are in effect paying a private tax on production. As the information continues to surface on Monsantos crimes, further lawsuits will begin to take effect. After it was ousted in January that Monsanto was running illegal slave-like working rings, more individuals became aware of just how seriously Monsanto seems to disregard their workers so why would they care for the health of their consumers? In April, another group of farmers sued Monsanto for knowingly poisoning workers and causing devastating birth defects. Will endless lawsuits from millions of seriously affected individuals will be the end of Monsanto? This article first appeared at Natural Society, an excellent resource for health news and vaccine information. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 