A Brief History of Monsanto and the Horrible Things They've Done

Monsanto started as a chemical company founded 1901. Later, the company became a major producer of genetically engineered crops.

In this episode, Cristina shares a brief history of Monsanto, to get all of us up to speed on the topic she wants to cover: Leydy Pech, the Maya woman who defeated Monsanto. Before getting to that, it would be good to know what Monsanto actually is.

Books mentioned: Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future by Bartow J. Elmore.The World According to Monsanto by Marie-Monique RobinThe Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice by Carey Gillam

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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Shapiro
https://web.archive.org/web/20161220080213/
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