Syngenta drops plans for Indian rice venture

By: Katie Mantell

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<TD class=tabletext><IMG src="http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/2002dec_indiarice_FAO.jpg"></TD></TR></TABLE>The Swiss-based agricultural biotechnology company Syngenta has pulled out of a controversial joint research venture with the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU) in Raipur, India.<BR><BR>A statement from Syngenta, released on Tuesday (10 December), confirmed that the company — which would have gained commercial rights to the university’s collection of more than 19,000 local rice strains — had dropped the proposal.<BR><BR>Environmentalists and some scientists opposed the deal on the grounds that the collection was a national wealth and not private property. IGAU would have received an undisclosed amount of money and royalties from the company in exchange for access to the collection.<BR><BR>© SciDev.Net 2002<BR><BR><a href="http://www.nature.com/login/scidev_login.taf?ref=/nature/journal/v420/n6916/full/420596b_fs.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/tracking/external/'+this.href);" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link to <em>Nature</em> news story</A> <BR><BR>Photo credit: FAO</p>

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The Swiss-based agricultural biotechnology company Syngenta has pulled out of a controversial joint research venture with the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU) in Raipur, India.

A statement from Syngenta, released on Tuesday (10 December), confirmed that the company — which would have gained commercial rights to the university’s collection of more than 19,000 local rice strains — had dropped the proposal.

Environmentalists and some scientists opposed the deal on the grounds that the collection was a national wealth and not private property. IGAU would have received an undisclosed amount of money and royalties from the company in exchange for access to the collection.

© SciDev.Net 2002

Link to Nature news story

Photo credit: FAO