date:Aug 01, 2013
ucating and aiding small farmers to improve productivity, including the use hybrid seed, Schickler said. And the company is developing scholarship and fellowship opportunities for African plant breeders.
The commitments have not fully satisfied critics. Mariam Mayet, director of the African Centre for Biosafety, which opposed the Pioneer deal with Pannar, said Pioneer would be able to corner a greater share of the market and control prices for maize.
Increased prices of maize seed will have a