17 Oct 2011DuPont’s top executive says it will take “world-class science” to produce the food the world will need in coming years, rebuffing critics who say the genetically engineered seeds her company produces will be of little help to poor, small-scale farmers in Africa and other needy regions.
But Ellen Kullman, DuPont’s chairwoman and CEO, acknowledged Thursday that high-tech farming tools won’t be enough to help farmers grow more food, and that solutions to poor production need to be tailored to local needs. DuPont is parent to Johnston-based Pioneer Hi-Bred, one of the world’s largest producers of biotech seeds.
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