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World According to Monsanto

The World According to MonsantoKnowing more about Monsanto is important if you care about your health and the health of your family.This is an informative book written by an award winning journalist that I'm sure you'll find though provoking.Bernadette From Amazon.com:Published to stellar praise worldwide, The World According to Monsantocharts award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin’s three-year journey across four continents to uncover the disturbing practices of multinational agribusiness corporation Monsanto.The book exposes the shocking story of how the new “green” face of the world’s leading producer of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) is no less malign than its PCB—and Agent Orange—soaked past. Monsanto currently controls the majority of the yield of the world’s genetically modified corn and soy—ingredients found in more than 95 percent of American households—and its alarming legal and political tactics to maintain this monopoly are the subject of worldwide concern, with baleful consequences for the world’s small-scale farmers.