Arcadia and AATF Collaborate to Develop Improved Rice Lines
April 25, 2008| |
Arcadia Biosciences, a Seattle based Biotech Company, and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), a non-profit organization that aims to deliver new agricultural technologies for African farmers, have entered into a licensing agreement to use Arcadia’s technologies to develop nitrogen use efficient and salt tolerant rice varieties. The rice varieties will be available royalty-free to small holder farmers. Arcadia, as part of its stated commitment to agricultural improvement in the developing world, will not receive any monetary compensation for the research and commercial rights granted in the agreement.
Eric Rey, CEO and President of Arcadia said that “the availability of new agricultural technologies to African farmers has historically been slow because of issues around development costs and intellectual property ownership. The partnership between Arcadia and AATF is designed to solve both of these issues.” He further stressed that nitrogen use efficient and salt tolerant rice varieties will be invaluable in the region, where limited water supply and high on farm price of nitrogen fertilizers prohibit increase in production.
Read the press release at http://www.aatf-africa.org/newsdetail.php?newsid=100
.| |
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- First Transgenic Papaya Genome Draft
- IFPRI Report on Plant Breeding and Biotech Programs in 4 Countries
- FAO: Biofuel Production Could Increase Marginalization of Women
- Egypt Approves Bt Corn Cultivation
- Arcadia and AATF Collaborate to Develop Improved Rice Lines
- African Countries Strategize Rice Program
- Brazil to Commercialize Advanced Renewable Fuels from Sugarcane
- WSU Receives Grant to Develop Gluten Free Wheat
- Brazilian President Lula to Join FAO Summit on Food Security
- University of Arkansas to Study Gene Flow in GM Canola
- Philippines Honors Most Inspiring Biotech Entrepreneurs
- India Approves LST of Public Bred Bt Cotton Varieties
- Malaysia’s Strategies to Address Food Shortage
- NZ Report Says Commission Report on GM not Implemented
- Precision Breeding Accelerates Pasture Development
- Improving Sucrose Synthesis in Indonesian Sugarcane
- India Estimates Big Rise in Food Production
- FSANZ Seeks Comment on GM Corn
- Malaysia Ponders on Alternative Animal Feedstuff
- Modern Technologies to Meet Global Challenges
- British Beef Association Urges GM in Cereal Tool Kit
-
Research Highlights
- Expression of a Bt Gene in Cabbage Chloroplasts
- Herbicide-Tolerant Crops May Help Improve Water Quality
-
Announcements
- Partnership, Innovation, Agriculture International Meeting
- European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (April 17, 2024)
- Gene Editing Supplement (April 10, 2024)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet