Food: Inside the hothouses of industry.

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  • Author(s): Gilbert, Natasha
  • Source:
    Nature. 7/29/2010, Vol. 466 Issue 7306, p548-551. 4p. 5 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      AGRICULTURAL technology; CROP yields; MONSANTO Co.; SYNGENTA AG; PIONEER Hi-Bred International Inc.; TRANSGENIC plants; CORN -- Biotechnology; HYBRID corn; AGRICULTURAL industries
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses how agricultural biotechnology companies are working to meet the growing demand of food. The company Monsanto is working to make the first transgenic maize which will be available to farmers and other transgenic crops which will have resistance such as soils demand of nitrogen. The agricultural biotechnology companies are working on crops which would withstand nutrient and water deficient soils. The company aims to double its core crops such as soya bean by 2030. The company Pioneer Hi-Bred started a research project to develop maize hybrids which could produce same yield using less fertilizers and will give its resources such as molecular marker to other companies. Syngenta AG is working on its golden rice project and may get into genetically modified crops.