Monsanto
American multinational agricultural biotechnology, seed, and agrochemical company
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Summary
Monsanto is a multinational corporation[1]. Monsanto draws 10,230 Wikipedia views per month (multinational corporation category, ranking #3 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Silver Anvil Award[3], Roger Award[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: public company[6]
- Founder: John Francis Queeny[7]
- Owned by: Bayer[8]
- Headquarters location: Creve Coeur[9], St. Louis[10]
- Chief executive officer: Hugh Grant[11], Robert B. Shapiro[12], Charles Allen Thomas[13], Edgar Monsanto Queeny[14], John Francis Queeny[15]
- Child organization or unit: Monsanto Canada[16], NutraSweet[17], Agracetus[18], Cetus Corporation[19], Delta & Pine Land Company[20], Monsanto (United Kingdom)[21], Monsanto (India)[22], Monsanto (Brazil)[23], Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.[24]
- Commons category: Monsanto Company[25]
- Stock exchange: New York Stock Exchange[26]
- Industry: agriculture[27], biotechnology[28]
- Inception: 1901[29]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: June 7, 2018[30]
- Location of formation: St. Louis[31]
- Parent organization or unit: Bayer[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monsanto[33]
- Product or material produced: seed[34], herbicide[35], fertilizer[36]
- Employees: 25,500[37], 21,900[38], 21,700[39], 21,400[40]
- Depicted by: Monsanto to Acquire G. D. Searle[41]
- Legal form: Delaware corporation[42]
- Total revenue: 15,000,000,000 US dollars[43]
- Net profit: 2,300,000,000 US dollars[44]
- Category for employees of the organization: Category:Monsanto employees[45]
Why It Matters
Monsanto has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Monsanto is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
FAQs
What awards did Monsanto receive?
Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3] and Roger Award[4].