Agreement designed to improve livelihoods of smallholder maize and wheat farmers globally Main focus: breeding for resistance to devastating maize lethal necrosis disease for AfricaMaster Alliance Agreement • September 28th, 2016
Contract Type FiledSeptember 28th, 2016EL BATÁN, Mexico, Sept. 28, 2016 – DuPont Pioneer and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have entered into a Master Alliance Agreement to jointly develop improved crops using CRISPR-Cas advanced plant breeding technology for characteristics that address the needs of smallholder farmers around the world. Today’s collaboration announcement coincides with CIMMYT’s 50th anniversary celebrations being held this week in El Batán, Mexico.