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2009-08-17 | permalink
Monsanto: ’On the verge of a technology explosion’
Monsanto’s CEO has said that the agricultural giant is on the verge of a technology explosion that it hopes will double yields in corn, soybeans and cotton by 2030, helping to meet increased demand for the crops. Monsanto formed a collaboration with BASF back in 2007, pooling the two biotechnology firms’ resources in order to bring higher-yielding and stress resistant crops to market faster than the companies could separately, they said at the time.
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2009-08-17 | permalink
Monsanto: ’On the verge of a technology explosion’
Monsanto’s CEO has said that the agricultural giant is on the verge of a technology explosion that it hopes will double yields in corn, soybeans and cotton by 2030, helping to meet increased demand for the crops. Monsanto formed a collaboration with BASF back in 2007, pooling the two biotechnology firms’ resources in order to bring higher-yielding and stress resistant crops to market faster than the companies could separately, they said at the time.
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