Monsanto Sued by Indian Government for Biopiracy

According to France 24, the Indian Government has filed suit against the biotech company Monsanto, “accusing the company of stealing India’s indigenous plants in order to re-engineer them into patented varieties.”  Years of grassroots organizing by an organized social movement (see Vandana Shiva), have started to pay off.

Monsanto will now have its hands full dealing with the legal firepower of a sovereign state the size of India.  Sell your Monsanto stock.

Indian Government Files Biopiracy Lawsuit Against Monsanto

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