PowerPollen and VNR Seeds collaborate to bring pollination technology to India

PowerPollen, a pioneer in pollination technology, announced the recent signing of a letter of intent with VNR Seeds of Chhattisgarh, India, to bring its on-demand pollination technology to Indian corn seed growers.

Starting in late October, the pilot will focus on winter corn seed production to leverage its patented pollen collection, preservation and application technology to improve yield and enable commercialization of high value hybrids.

″Since founding PowerPollen, our mission has been to scale our technology so that farmers around the world can harness the full potential of on-demand pollination. This collaboration with VNR Seeds represents the first of many projects aimed to help Indian farmers increase their productivity while combatting climate change. We are very grateful to Governor Reynolds, Secretary Naig, Director Durham and the team at Iowa Economic Development Authority for all of their support in helping make this agreement possible,″ said Jason Cope, co-founder and Chief Intellectual Property Officer.

The agreement was facilitated as part of Iowa’s recent India Trade and Investment Mission, hosted by the Office of the Governor.

About PowerPollen^®

PowerPollen offers a breakthrough, scalable technology to collect, preserve and apply pollen on-demand to help improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of modern farming practices. Following multiple seasons of year-round field trials, PowerPollen’s patented pollination technology increases yield and improves the quality of commercial hybrid corn seed production. The company has applied its technology across thousands of commercial acres over the past several years. PowerPollen is headquartered in Iowa with additional research operations in Puerto Rico and Texas.