Commitment N° 3: To reconcile economic development and preservation of the environment

Faced with the scarcity of arable land and growing needs, one serious avenue is to increase the productivity of available arable land. But this productivity must in no way be to the detriment of the environment. Limagrain studies the natural defense mechanisms of plants in order to protect them better against stressors and thus limit the use of plant care products and their presence in the soil.

The Group is also looking into other solutions such as transgenic crops. Limagrain supports the research work carried out by Biogemma on tolerance to drought. By introducing a sorghum1 gene identified as being able to resist hydric stress, into corn, Biogemma hopes in the medium-term to have a drought tolerant corn variety. Finally, Limagrain has launched research work on wheat with Arcadia on nitrogen use efficiency, a limited natural resource.

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