Pannar Seed
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Pannar Seed is an African agricultural company headquartered in South Africa . It primarily develops improved seeds for corn as well as sunflowers , soybeans , sorghum , kidney beans , wheat and various pasture grasses .
history
Pannar Seed was founded in Greytown, South Africa in 1958 . In 1960, Pannar Seed began developing hybrid corn seeds specifically intended for South African farmers. A few years later, Pannar was the first private company in South Africa to introduce a corn hybrid. In the following decades, Pannar also established itself in the region and outside of Africa. In autumn 2010 Pioneer Hi-Bred tried to acquire the majority stake in Pannar. The merger was banned by the South African antitrust authorities.
research
Pannar Seed operates five research stations on a total of 400 hectares in several countries in southern Africa, as well as four in the wheat belt of the USA and one in Argentina . In addition to conventional plant breeding, Pannar also uses biotechnological methods such as genetic maps , precision breeding and green genetic engineering .
Individual evidence
- ↑ American firm to buy South Africa's Pannar Seed , October 4, 2010
- ↑ DuPont Business Pioneer Hi-Bred & Pannar Seed Disappointed by South Africa Decision to Reject Partnership ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , press release Oct. 14, 2011, 7:00 am EDT
