Seed money : Monsanto's past and our food future
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
338.7 Elm
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338.7 Elm
1 available
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
40030804069
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A deeply researched and eye-opening history that shows how Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our food system. 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. Capitalizing 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"--,Provided by publisher.
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