Haiti Grassroots Watch: "The first shipment - 60 tons of seed - arrived in early May, and according to Monsanto, a second shipment of 70 tons was to have arrived sometime shortly thereafter. Not surprisingly, the 'gift' caused controversy in Haiti and abroad due to Monsanto's history. Monsanto is the world's largest seed company and is one of the world's largest pesticide companies. The behemoth dominates world proprietary seed market, a market worth almost $32 billion in 2010, up 10 percent from the previous year. The agribusiness giant is renowned for its aggressive marketing and sometimes-illegal maneuvers, which include creating a potential worldwide monopoly by buying up all competitors, bribes, infiltration of farmers' associations through the use of mercenaries and 'ruthless legal battles' including lawsuits against farmers. The company is currently being investigated in seven US states for potentially locking out competitors."
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