The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World's Food Supply

Published to stellar praise worldwide, <i>The World According to Monsanto</i> charts 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.<br><br>The book exposes the shocking story of how the new &quot;green&quot; 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.<br><br>Selected as a finalist for the New York Public Library's 2011 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, <i>The World According to Monsanto</i> is positioned to increase awareness of a serious threat to our food supply.