March 2009

DuPont Bracing to Enchain Asia, Partners with Indonesian Rice Center

After announcing its partnership with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) located in the Philippines , DuPont is now in agreement with the Indonesian Center for Rice Research (ICRR), giving the former the latter access to test and commercialize ICRR inbreds and hybrids. The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), the Asia-wide alliance of peasant groups criticized this aggressive move of DuPont as it targets rice agriculture of Asian countries.

Reference: 

Danilo Ramos, APC Secretary-General and KMP Secretary-General
E-mail: apc_secretariat@yahoo.com
Phone: +632-3793083