Monsanto Patent Seeds Essay

No I don't think any companies should be able to patent seeds because they didn’t invent/ make the seed. Another reason is that companies like Monsanto are taking advantage of the patenting system and are patenting every seed in seed banks. One example of this is Monsanto having over 11,000 patents. Another reason why I don’t agree with patenting seeds is big companies are suing farmer who have been using these very seeds for years. People have been cross breeding seeds for hundreds of years why should these big companies be able to patent a whole crops and then be able to accuse and sue farmer who have been using these seeds for decades.
3. What are the implications for one company to be able to control an entire food crop?
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