Print This PageImprove Farmers' Lives
Our third commitment is to use improved seeds and agronomics to improve the lives of farmers and by extension their families and communities.
To do so we intend to price our seed products so all farmers who choose our product vs. alternatives in the market will benefit financially. We also intend to deploy our seed technologies in ways that will help more than 5 million additional subsistence farmers by 2020.
That’s globally. What about in Australia?
Current contributions:
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Bollgard II has reduced health and safety issues associated with the handling of pesticides. Planting Bollgard II is a safe alternative to spraying pesticides near homes and rural towns
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Monsanto’s cotton traits allow forgreater efficiency in crop management giving growers more time to focus on more important things in life.
