For example, at the urging of the New Alliance, a bill often referred to as the „Monsanto law,“ which criminalizes the saving and swapping of seeds, is poised for passage by the parliament of Ghana. A recent report put forth by international peasant farmer and food justice groups La Via Campesina and Grain notes that students and union groups who have been fighting the bill say it is a „precondition sought by transnational corporations as a requirement for operating in Africa.“