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Chapter 8 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation" is presented. It explores the legal battle involving banana plantation workers who became sterile due to the exposure of the pesticide Dibromo Chloropropane (DBCP). It examines the suit against the transnational agro-chemical and agribusiness companies in the U.S. which created this problem. It also highlights the effectiveness of the court system in U.S.

A subject index for the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation" is presented.

Chapter 7 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation," is presented. It explores self-regulation in agribusiness and the efforts of the banana companies Chiquita Brands International Inc. and Dole to bring a certified green banana to the market. It also compares the process of certification, auditing and restructuring of banana production in these plantations in Honduras.

The article presents information on the contributors for the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation." Julie Guthman is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Geography at the University of California in Berkeley. Kees Jansen is a lecturer at the Wageningen University, the Netherlands. William Vorley is senior research associate at the International Institute for Environment and Development in London.

Chapter 11 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation" is presented. It explores three agro-technological cultures, the Green Revolution, market-led biotechnology and humanitarian food security. The Green Revolution have been widely debated and the focus has been on the positive impact on food prices on the urban poor. It highlights public-private partnership and new agro-technologies.

Chapter 10 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation" is presented. It explores the effectiveness of various methods to regulate environmental and social risks associated with genetically modified (GM) crops in Brazil. It highlights agribusiness Monsanto Co.'s strategy in dealing with the regulation of technology and politics.

Chapter 9 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation" is presented. It explores the environmental and social risks associated with genetically modified (GM) crop. It examines the scope of regulatory activity in relation to crop biotechnology including regulation of laboratory research and intellectual property protection. It highlights the weakness of formal public regulation in developing countries.

Chapter 4 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation," is presented. It explores the world's first genetically engineered whole food FlavrSavr tomato from Calgene Inc.'s and tomato purée from Zeneca. It highlights the reason for the failure of the tomato and the particular genetic modification technology adopted by both companies.

Chapter 6 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation," is presented. It explores the influence of agribusiness on the organic agriculture in California. It presents an in-depth study of organic production in California as the state has more organic farms than any other state in the U.S. It examines various aspects of agribusiness in organic agriculture and details various threats to the organic movement.

Chapter 5 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation," is presented. It explores the different methods of corporate greening that have emerged in the agri-food sector of Australia and New Zealand with a particular reference to two food companies Uncle Tobys and Heinz Wattie. It highlights the growth in the organic sector, which has presented an opportunity to focus on environmental and social problems.

Chapter 3 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation," is presented. It explores the rise and fall of the agro chemical company Monsanto Co. and investigates how the firm managed technical change. The company's objective was to provide a sustainable level of food for the fast growing population by the use of advanced biotechnology that combines herbicide use and breeding techniques.

Chapter 2 of the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation," is presented. It explores the Swiss life science multinational Ciba-Geigy Corp. and the company's vision for sustainable development. It highlights the company's experience with biotechnology and how forsaking long-term vision in the interests of shareholder value may prove to be a threat to corporate sustainability.

The article introduces several chapters published in the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation."

The article presents comments from educationists on the book "Agribusiness and Society: Corporate Responses to Environmentalism, Market Opportunities and Public Regulation." According to Bill Pritchard, Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography, the book is important for analyzing critical issues as society needs to resolve environmental problems related to one's food system. Matthias Finger of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology also has expressed his praise for the book.