Monsanto's claim is that its G.M. seeds and its business is beneficial to farmers and people all over the place, but does anyone but Monsanto actually agree with that? Monsanto says in “Why Does Monsanto Sue Farmers Who Save Seeds?”, “The vast majority of farmers understand and appreciate our research and are willing to pay for our inventions and the value they provide.” Although Monsanto made this remark, there are no accounts in the articles cited of any farmers who use Monsanto mentioning many good qualities about them which seems to show that its customers and consumers are not satisfied with Monsanto's product or its method of soliciting it. Monsanto is obviously going to support and defend its own company; therefore, it is important to take into account the thoughts and opinions of those who are …show more content…
Monsanto and farmers have very conflicting opinions on the G.M. Seeds that Monsanto sells and Monsanto as a company. In “Monsanto's Harvest of Fear” the author says, “Like it or not, farmers say, they have fewer and fewer choices in buying seeds.” and that “Whoever provides the world's seeds controls the world's food supply.” These two quotes alone show the impact that Monsanto has on American farmers, the agricultural economy, and on food consumption by showing that what Monsanto is doing has a chain effect. As Monsanto buys out more conventional seed companies, it gives farmers almost no option but to buy from Monsanto which allows its company to begin controlling the seed's cost, production, and use which in term allows it to control what everyday Americans put on their tables