As stated in the link from project censor, 6 months after the earthquake in Haiti Monsanto donated 475 tons of corn and vegetable seeds to the country. Shortly after thousands of Haitian farmers rallied together to destroy and burn the seeds given. They said that Monsanto seeds will eventually destroy their crops.
In the first video below an interviewer talks to a farmer to see how these seeds will change his farming habits, they also touch on how the people of Haiti are malnourished because instead of buying vegetables they eat many carb filled food because its cheaper and filling enough for an entire family. They then discover that if the farmers understood how the seeds worked they would be better off without Monsanto's interference.
The second video shows the people of Haiti marching in protest of the "gift" from the Monsanto brand. They are rejecting the seeds not only because they are bad for the farmers land, but GMO or "hybrid" foods in general are not seen as a trusting source of food.
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