'The World According to Monsanto': Fighting a Global Agribusiness Through the Power of Film

A giant, multinational agribusiness is using its market share and patent system to spread genetically modified crops throughout the world

by Marie-Monique Robin

 

I have been working as a journalist for the past 25 years or so, focusing mainly on human rights and the environment.

What struck me was the number of people I encountered who kept uttering a single name: Monsanto, the giant U.S.-based multinational biotechnology company.

I grew up on a farm in France, hence my keen interest in agricultural issues.