... Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The following paper will however contain its discussion to the developmental aspect of biotechnology, and take the Monsanto Company as a case study. (Crop Life, 2003) Monsanto Company Established in 1901 by John F. Queeny, Monsanto today employs more than 14,000 employees across the world. One of the original producers of the artificial sweetener saccharin, Monsanto in collaboration with other companies, through its branch offices, liaison companies boasts of producing and manufacturing a complex variety of products, ranging from pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, herbicides, and other agricultural products. In the field of biotechnology, Monsanto has two GM forestry projects, both of which focus on the development of various types of trees to give higher growth rate and a more uniform fiber quality. The use of eucalyptus, poplar, and pine for the paper industry, and teak, acacia and eucalyptus ...

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