Seed Money - Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future (Hardcover)

This is the definitive history of Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical firm that became the world's largest genetically engineered seed enterprise. Monsanto merged with German pharma-biotech giant Bayer in 2018 but its Roundup Ready seeds, introduced twenty-five years ago, are still reshaping the farms that feed us. Incorporating global fieldwork, interviews with company employees, and untapped corporate and government records, award-winning historian Bartow J. Elmore traces Monsanto's astounding evolution from a scrappy chemical startup to a global agrobusiness powerhouse. Capitalising on deals with customers like Coca-Cola, General Electric and especially the US government, Monsanto used seed money derived from toxic products-including PCBs and Agent Orange-to build an agricultural empire, promising endless bounty through its genetically engineered technology. As new data emerges about its blockbuster Roundup system, and as Bayer faces a tide of lawsuits over Monsanto products past and present, Elmore's urgent history takes a penetrating look at the company's past.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Bartow J. Elmore
Dimensions:	244 x 165 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-324-00204-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific institutions Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific institutions
LSN:	1-324-00204-2
Barcode:	9781324002048

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