News section
home news forum careers events suppliers solutions markets resources directories advertise contacts search site plan
 
.
Bayer CropScience opens first agricultural technology center in Argentina

.

Chacabuco, Argentina
September 7, 2007

Development of customized and sustainable products for farmers

Representatives of Bayer CropScience inaugurated the first agricultural technology center (Campo de Innovación Tecnológica, CIT) in Argentina, located in Chacabuco in the Buenos Aires province. At the center experts test new active ingredients in their early development phase in local crops and optimize them for Argentine conditions.

In the first year of operation the CIT will assess product efficacy and the impact of stress (drought, salinity, solar radiation) on growth and yields.

Dr. Franz-Josef Placke, Head of Bayer CropScience Global Development, stressed the innovation potential and the professionalism of Argentine researchers: “Argentina fulfills all qualifications for integrating into our global network of development activities: due to its significant agricultural sector and its potential of growth and innovation.”

On occasion of the inauguration ceremony Pascal Cassecuelle, Head of Bayer CropScience La Plata Region, said: “We want to work close to the Argentine farmers. This implies knowing their needs and developing customized, sustainable products which meet their requirements. The new center is a fundamental step in expanding these activities; this innovation serves our customers' needs.”

The new center stretches across 20 hectares of land, divided into six lots on which soy bean, corn and wheat rotate. The trial fields are treated with crop protection products in order to evaluate the efficacy of the substances. Only active ingredients that proved effective in the first screenings at Bayer CropScience research centers are tested. Apart from biological efficacy these substances meet the criteria of user, consumer and environmental safety.

Presently Bayer CropScience runs nine research centers on three continents and a global network of agricultural centers testing new products and technologies. Argentina is the fourth country in the Southern Hemisphere to have such an agricultural technology station, after Brazil, Colombia and South Africa.

 

 

 

 

The news item on this page is copyright by the organization where it originated - Fair use notice

Other news from this source


Copyright © SeedQuest - All rights reserved