date:Jun 13, 2013
US-based chemical company DuPont has opened a seed production facility in Poltava oblast, Ukraine, with an investment of $40m, a move which will help Ukrainian farmers increase their productivity.
The production facility is operational for the 2013 and 2014 seasons in order to cater to the increased demand for Pioneer brand maize, sunflower and oilseed rape hybrids in the country.
DuPont executive vice president James C. Borel said that this investment demonstrates the company's ongoing commit