Native seed shortage impacts affects restoration across U.S

May 01, 2023

The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in the U.S. recently expressed concerns about the lack of native seed supply. The concern is related the cascading problems this shortage creates with restoration projects coast to coast.

Restoration is required for many events such as infestations, forest fires and drought.

Bayer and Corteva (a new firm created because of the Dow–DuPont merger), ChemChina and BASF control more than 60 per cent of global proprietary seed sales. The global seed industry is structured to proprietary seed production and sales, not native seed production.

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Source : Small Farm Canada

Video: Democratizing Gene Editing - Pairwise’s Vision for the Future of Agriculture

Pairwise has built its business around an idea that runs counter to how many companies approach innovation: make transformative technology easier to access.

In this Seed World interview, CEO Tom Adams discusses why broader access to gene editing could speed crop improvement, expand innovation opportunities and help agriculture address emerging challenges. He explains why Pairwise believes no single company can solve all of agriculture's problems alone—and why making advanced breeding technologies available to more organizations could accelerate progress across the industry.

The conversation explores how consumer trust influences technology adoption, why innovations like pitless cherries and seedless blackberries matter beyond convenience, and how future crop improvements could help address labor shortages, automation, harvest efficiency and other production challenges. Adams also shares his perspective on what the industry may be underestimating about the next wave of gene editing innovation.

Watch the full interview to hear why Pairwise believes agriculture is approaching an important inflection point for gene editing, and why the pace of innovation over the next decade could surprise the industry.

Topics Covered:

o Democratizing agricultural innovation

o Consumer trust and technology adoption

o The business case for sharing innovation

o Expanding innovation beyond major crops

o Next-generation breeding technologies