Foreign firm shows interest in introducing hybrid corn seeds

A Singa­pore-based hybrid seed company has shown keen interest in introducing climate-resilient hybrid corn seeds in Pakistan, finding the country having the po­­tential to get high yields. “Our latest hybrid corn seed technology has sho­wn the potential to incre­ase yields by up to 32 per cent, offering farmers higher productivity and improved profitability,” said Commercial Director for Southeast Asian Mar­kets of Corteva Agrisci­en­­ce (Singapore), Mr Bryce Sturgess, during a meeting with Minister for Nat­ional Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain in Islamabad on Wednesday. Mr Sturgess informed the minister that by introducing climate-resilient hybrid corn seeds in Pakistan, “we aim to support farmers in overcoming challenges such as water scarcity and changing weather patterns”.