Alta Seeds at the forefront of new opportunities in the global sorghum industry

Alta Seeds, the premium brand of Advanta Seeds in Europe and the US, supported the 2023 Sorghum in the 21^st Century Global Sorghum Conference that took a place June 5-9, 2023, in Montpellier, France. The conference focus was on how sorghum,  which is grown in many regions around the world, is contributing to more resilient and sustainable food and feed value chains.

Alta Seeds was the Gold sponsor for the conference, which brought together international specialists in the fields of genetics and genomics, plant breeding, sustainable farming systems, post-harvest solutions, and product development to identify key solutions to some of the most urgent challenges facing agriculture and food security today.

‘We believe sorghum is the crop of the future and an essential crop to address climate change and global food security with its ‘super food’ health benefits and a positive impact on the environment. Supporting the 2023 Global Sorghum Conference is an important step to share knowledge and bring together the global sorghum community’ stated Bhupen Dubey, Global CEO of Advanta Seeds.

The conference was organized by France’s Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) and a consortium of global research and development institutions, including the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet (SMIL), SorghumID, the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), and the Centre d’Étude Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaption à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), and is supported by the International Sorghum Task Force (ITSF).

Alta Seeds was represented by a global team of experts in sorghum, who presented the recent company’s research in sorghum seed technologies.  Topics included Advanta Seeds sorghum carbon projects in Argentina, future R&D strategies in genetic improvement and seed technologies.   

All major sorghum-producing regions in the world were present at the conference. Alta Seeds which represented Advanta Seeds as the global sorghum technology leader has commercial presence in sorghum in over 50 countries and about 40 research and technology development sites placed strategically in major sorghum regions.

The most recognized sorghum technologies of Advanta Seeds are igrowth™ and aphix™. Igrowth™ is the world’s first commercial herbicide-tolerant technology for sorghum and aphix™ SCA Tolerance is the best-in-class option for combating pressure from sugarcane aphids.

‘Our success in sorghum is directly linked to our OpenAg strategy and our collaborations with various stakeholders in both the public and private sector. We do realize that the climate change challenge is growing and the emerging pest and diseases, and unpredictable weather conditions, are progressing fast.  Only through open collaboration and working together we can address it’ shared Pedro Pardo, the Global Crop Research Lead R&D Sorghum and Pearl Millet at Advanta Seeds.

About Alta Seeds

Alta Seeds is a premium brand of Advanta Seeds in Europe and North America. Advanta Seeds is a global seed company adapting to rapidly increasing food insecurity and climate change by providing farmers with innovation and modern technologies. As part of UPL Group, Advanta Seeds aims to deliver high quality seeds with excellent agronomic practices and integral agricultural solutions. Advanta Seeds operates in over eighty countries under global brands of Advanta, Alta and Pacific Seeds. Advanta Seeds holds a leadership position in tropical and sub-tropical geographies in corn, grain and forage sorghum, sunflower, canola, rice, and a variety of vegetables. With over 60 years’ experience in plant genetics, Advanta Seeds provides seeds technology that ensures crop performance and farmers prosperity. www.advantaseeds.com