Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future

di Bartow J. Elmore (Autore)

WW Norton & Co, 2021

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.

• Autore: Bartow J. Elmore
• Editore: WW Norton & Co
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 400 p.
• Dimensioni: 244 x 165 mm
• Peso: 714 gr.
• EAN: 9781324002048

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