An investigation of the massive agribusiness company, from a winner of the Rachel Carson Prize: ';Well supported by wide-ranging scientific evidence.' Kirkus Reviews The result of a remarkable three-year-long investigation that took award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin across four continents, The World According to Monsantotells the little-known yet shocking story of this agribusiness giantthe world's leading producer of GMOs (genetically modified organisms)and how its new ';green' face is no less malign than its PCB- and Agent Orangesoaked past. Robin reports that, following its long history of manufacturing hazardous chemicals and lethal herbicides, Monsanto is now marketing itself as a ';life sciences' company, seemingly convinced about the virtues of sustainable development. However, Monsanto now controls the majority of the yield of the world's genetically modified corn and soyingredients found in more than 95 percent of American householdsand its alarming legal and political tactics to maintain this monopoly are the subject of worldwide concern. Released alongside the documentary film of the same name,The World According to Monsantois sure to change the way we think about food safety and the corporate control of our food supply.