Molokai Monsanto takes part in three-point commitment
By Kate Gardiner
6/14/2008
The Molokai Times
Corn company will double yield in three major crops
Monsanto, Inc., the island’s biggest employer, will be furthering its genetic research on the island of Molokai, as part of its new ‘Three-Point Commitment’ program. The program is designed to help global problems, including food shortages, drought, land conservation and fossil fuel dependence.
As part of the program, Monsanto will conduct research worldwide to develop new strains of corn that provides higher crop yield while requiring less water and less physical area to grow.
In a press release June 4, the company renewed its commitment to genetically engineered products, including corn. Monsanto manager for scientific and community affairs Paul Koehler said, “The answers are not going to be found in one seed, or one research project or one farm site.”
He continued, “It will take years, numerous research phases, multiple crops, and multiple research tools, not to mention a lot of innovation and deep thinking. One research vein might be looking at ways to...
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