http://terra-no.com Eco-Friendly Shopping Directory & Green Resources for Sustainable, Healthy, Living Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:01:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://terra-no.com/eating-green/monsanto-on-the-menu/ http://terra-no.com/eating-green/monsanto-on-the-menu/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:28:30 +0000 Dani http://terra-no.com/uncategorized/monsanto-on-the-menu/ Monsanto, the leading producer of genetically modified seeds, has spent years trying to shed its image as a purveyor of Frankenfood. The political battles over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) through the 1990s left the company bruised, profitless, and with scaled-back ambitions on the consumer-food front. Out were promises of GMO wheat, rice, and tomatoes. In was a focus on corn, soy, and cotton—big-volume crops destined for industrial uses such as animal feed, ethanol, and textiles. The gambit worked. Since 2003, Monsanto (MON) has transformed itself from a money-losing pariah into a $5 billion agribusiness titan with 20% profit margins and a stock price that is up 1,200%.

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