Monsanto Invests $90m in GMO Corn Center in Mexico Angela Mueller - BizJournals.com
go to original October 1, 2014

Mexico is the 'center of origin' for maize (Reuters)

Monsanto has launched a new global center in Mexico focused on developing hybrid strains of corn.

Monsanto plans to invest $90 million over the next five years to centralize its development of corn seed research at the new center, which is based in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Reuters reports.

"The aim is to create new varieties tolerant to diseases and the stresses that affect maize cultivation all over the world due to growing negative conditions caused by global climate change," Monsanto said in a statement.

The center is part of Monsanto's effort to boost its output of corn, which is the planet's most widely produced grain, according to Reuters.

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Last May, over 400 cities in 52 countries joined the March Against Monsanto with as many as a million people, or more, joining the global protest. (The Ecologist)

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