To meet the needs of a rapidly growing world population, agricultural biotechnology offers hope for improving crops and increasing yields. It can potentially increase food crop production on existing farmland, thus saving untold quantities of land as pristine areas for wildlife habitat and forest. Dow AgroSciences is active in the areas of seeds, traits and value-added grains. All foods, whether traditionally bred or genetically engineered, must meet the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Other governments worldwide, particularly in Europe, are sorting through appropriate regulations for foods derived from biotechnology.
Biotechnology also applies to non-food uses in significant ways.
Pharmaceutical and medical uses of biotechnology also offer increased hope for the treatment of diseases. All Rights Reserved.