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Drought tolerance ‘next great wave’ of innovation: DuPont

06-Aug-2010

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Drought tolerant technologies are part of the next wave of crop development, according to DuPont executive vice president James Borel.

Speaking at a DuPont drought research facility on Wednesday, Borel said: “Drought tolerance technologies are part of the next great wave of agricultural innovation that will improve agronomic characteristics of plants so they more efficiently use available resources.”

He added that sustained levels of innovation are necessary to ensure enough agricultural production to feed an estimated nine billion people by 2050.