Subject(s): Food industry and trade -- Agricultural industries -- Economic aspects -- Biotechnology industries -- Biotech agriculture : Green revolution, gene revolution, economic globalization and debt creation, free trade and its inconsistencies -- Corporation- from royal charters to biotech gold rush : Brief history of corporation, factors in growth of biotechnology industry, extension of patents to genes, cells and organisms, independent research companies, genes and genomes -- Image control- manipulation and public relations : Growth and consolidation of public relations industry, cleaning the corporate image, corporate mind control -- Consolidation, contamination and loss of diversity : Life science concept, consolidating in agrochemical industries, consolidation in seed industry, loss of agricultural diversity- seminis and savia, GM contamination -- Main international players and corporate influence : World bank, consultative group for international agricultural research (CGIAR), international foundations, international organizations promoting biotechnology, universities and research institute -- Corporate influence on international regulatory bodies : Corporate influence at world trade organization, WTO, transatlantic business dialogue TABD, food and agriculture organization FAO, codex Alimentarius- UN body for food standards, convention on biological diversity CBD -- Government legislation and corporate influence : Exerting influence worldwide, US legislation, European union legislation, central and eastern Europe -- Opening up the south : GM crops worldwide, agricultural research and development, promoting technology to farmers, micro credit agencies, binding farmers to corporation, lack of choice for farmers, Argentina- cost of complying with US pressure, preparing the ground for GM, struggle for Africa's agriculture, resistance in south Monsanto's brand of sustainable development