The centre will focus on service development to help farmers meet the challenges of a changing agricultural sector
Corteva Agriscience has opened a new Center for Seed Applied Technologies (CSAT) in southwest France, to help Europe’s farmers get their crops off to the best start and achieve a successful harvest.
The centre in Aussonne is the first for Corteva in Europe and its third worldwide. The CSAT will focus on service development, with a strong scientific investment that will be part of new seed treatment solutions to help farmers meet the challenges of a changing agricultural sector. Seed treatments can protect young plants from pests and disease and help tender seedlings get off to a vigorous start that improves productivity.
CSATs act as a laboratory, testing centre and seed treatment plant, with rigorous processes in place for the discovery, formulation and real-world testing of seed-applied technologies. This process enables seed treatments to protect and perform to solve on-farm challenges, delivering value for growers.
As a result, more farmers can benefit from innovations in seed treatment ensuring application dose accuracy, improved field performance and increased productivity for farmers, as well as enhancing sustainability in line with Corteva Agriscience’s sustainability commitment.
The CSAT will also work with business collaborators to provide services and tests to help improve the quality of seed treatments.
