DuPont shares resources and expertise with partnering organizations around the world to help advance sustainable agriculture. These efforts contribute to a stronger agricultural industry, increased food security and sustainability - making a difference to people everywhere.
DuPont partnered with Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International to help improve the nutritional value of sorghum - using technology as a tool to fight hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Africa. For more information, visit http://www.supersorghum.org
DuPont and Africa Harvest partnered to help farmers increase their banana harvest in Chura, Kenya, by introducing new disease and pest-free banana tissue culture technology through a three year grant beginning in 2005. For more information, visit http://www.pioneer.com/pioneer_news/press_releases/corporate/kenya_banana.htm
DuPont also supports the World Food Prize, the foremost international award that recognizes the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. For more information, visit http://www.worldfoodprize.org/
DuPont pledged $1 million to the Global Crop Diversity Trust. This international fund is charged with securing long-term funding for the support of genebanks and crop diversity collections around the world. For more information, visit http://www.croptrust.org/main/
DuPont helped accelerate the sequencing of the corn genome by sharing its data through a searchable online database hosted by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, a not-for-profit research institute. Through this project, the company helped build a coalition that contributes to the development of hardier and more nutritious corn varieties. For more information, visit http://maize.danforthcenter.org/
In 2005, DuPont was recognized with the Black Pearl Award, presented for excellence in food safety by the International Association for Food Protection.
