DuPont Pioneer Teams Up with Agropolis Fondation and Heartland Global to Host Sorghum and Millet ...

(Source: DuPont Pioneer) Millet and Sorghum are Vital Staple Crops for Diets, Farming Systems and Farmer Profits in Africa JOHNSTON, Iowa, and MONTPELLIER, France, Nov. 13, 2015 - DuPont Pioneer, Heartland Global and the Agropolis Fondation today announced results from convening with more than 30 experts to discuss solutions for sorghum and millet production systems in Africa. These two cereal crops, which are deeply rooted in African culture and farming practices, have suffered declining productivity for decades. Meeting participants concluded that a new public-private collaboration among participants could bring unique value to efforts to strengthen product and seed system development for...