Origen Agritech Ltd., empresa de tecnología agrícola y comercio electrónico rural, ha anunciado que la empresa ha firmado un acuerdo de colaboración con Inova Genética Ltda., miembro del Grupo Wehrmann, de Cristalina-GO, Brasil.
The agreement will involve cooperation in field testing of hybrids of both Origin and INOVA in each other’s geographic regions. INOVA will also cooperate with Origin to evaluate corn seed biotechnology traits for application in South American markets. In addition, Origin and INOVA will explore commercial opportunities between the two companies, especially in corn seed breeding, production and distribution in South America.
INOVA tiene su sede en Cristalina-GO, Brasil, y se centra en el negocio de fitomejoramiento. INOVA es miembro del Grupo Wehrmann, que es un participante activo de la industria de semillas y una empresa líder en la producción de hortalizas en Brasil. La empresa tiene al Dr. Anderson Dona como jefe de investigación y al Dr. Roberto de Rissi como consultor especial. El sitio web del grupo es: www.wehrmann.com.br.
“Wehrmann, which also owns Dois Marcos seed company, is an important seed industry player in Brazil and has many years of experience in both the soybean and corn seed businesses in Brazil,” said Dr. Gengchen Han, Origin’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, “our cooperation with INOVA will expand our geographic access for both our breeding technologies and our biotech traits.”
“It’s a great pleasure to visit Origin’s facilities in Beijing, and we are impressed by Origin’s biotech research and their breeding programs. We look forward to an in depth cooperation with Origin both on the biotech front and in conventional corn seed breeding programs,” said Dr. Verni Wehrmann, Chairman of the Wehrmann Group.