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Kaptur Bill Would Protect Seed Patents, Farmers
2013-02-09 03:11:28| Chemicals - Topix.net
Kaptur said she is also concerned about Monsanto's argument that its control of seed remains in force for the duration of its patents because the engineered trait is present in each new generation of seed.
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Food security: Agriculture groups shore up financing for seed banks to help farmers adapt to climate change
2013-02-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The DNA of the world's food crops just got a little more secure. Two leading agricultural organizations, the Global Crop Diversity Trust and CGIAR (formerly known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) Consortium, have agreed to invest $109 million over the next five years in the world's seed banks, which maintain 706,000 samples of seeds and vegetative material. Most of the funds will go into maintenance and regular operations in the seed banks at 11 CGIAR research...
Syngenta To Expand Corn Seed Production Capacity In Formosa, Brazil
2013-02-07 13:57:17| Chemicals - Topix.net
SYNGENTA TO EXPAND CORN SEED PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN FORMOSA, BRAZIL Feb. 7, 2013 Source: Syngenta news release Syngenta today announced plans to invest $77 million in the expansion of its corn seed production facility in Formosa, Brazil.
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Syngenta to expand corn seed production capacity in Formosa, Brazil
2013-02-06 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Syngenta today announced plans to invest $77 million in the expansion of its corn seed production facility in Formosa, Brazil. Annual capacity will be quadrupled to 1.6 million bags by 2015. Corn production in Brazil is expected to almost double by 2020, spurred by growth in the pork and poultry sectors. Over the same period, the value of Brazil’s corn seed market is expected to reach $2.7 billion with increased second season production and greater technology adoption. read more
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World seed banks get funds to tackle climate, other threats
2013-01-31 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Scientists have agreed on a $109 million plan to strengthen the world's biggest seed banks of crops such as rice and wheat to help protect and develop new varieties resistant to climate change and other threats. The Global Crop Diversity Trust and the CGIAR Consortium of agricultural researchers said on Thursday that a five-year plan would help secure storage of more than 700,000 samples of crops at 11 existing gene banks from the Philippines to Belgium. "This will drive the creation of a real...
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