Seed Money :Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future
Seed Money :Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future
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Published:
12 October, 2021
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12 October, 2021
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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.
Prizes
Winner of International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award 2022,Short-listed for George Perkins Marsh Prize 2022,Short-listed for Hagley Prize in Business History 2022
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781324002048 |
| ISBN10 | 1324002042 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 714 g |
| Product Dimensions | 165 x 244 x 33 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | WW Norton & Co |
| Format | hardback |
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Author's Bio
Bartow J. Elmore teaches environmental and business history at The Ohio State University. For Seed Money, he received the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award and a New America fellowship. He lives with his family in Columbus, Ohio.