The seed industry is at a crossroads as it seeks to balance Earth’s expanding population, meeting its food requirements by producing more and produce better. But there are clear challenges: the accelerating impact of climate change (including weather events, viruses, parasites, etc.) and the growing strain on our natural resources. There is the need for higher yields but also companies need to adapt to evolving regulations, especially the planned reduction in the use of crop protection products.
Conventional seed breeding continues to meet these challenges through innovation for instance through double haploids, mutations, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, etc. In addition, precision agriculture in all its forms offers high potential for future growth and the exploration of gene editing also has the potential to increase the pace of the development of disease and pest-resistant and climate-resilient crop varieties, leading to higher yields.
Our practice helps all types of seed companies in the value chain from seed breeders, growers to retailers.
