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Author:

Elmore, Bartow J., author.

Title:

Seed money : Monsanto's past and our food future / Bartow J. Elmore.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

ix, 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages od plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Monsanto Company.
Agricultural chemicals industry--United States--History.
Seed industry and trade--United States--History.
Plant biotechnology industry--United States--History.
Transgenic plants--United States--History.
Agriculture--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"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.

ISBN:

1324002042
9781324002048

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1233267796

LCCN:

2021022107

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