S&W and Trigall Genetics Create Trigall Australia, a JV for Wheat Breeding

Trigall Genetics, a world leader in wheat biotechnology co-owned by Bioceres Crop Solutions and Florimond Desprez, and S&W Seed Company, a leading middle-market agricultural company, have entered into a joint venture to advance wheat breeding activities in Australia.

Trigall Australia will develop and market high performing wheat varieties for the Australian market, leveraging S&W’s existing commercial footprint and Florimond Desprez’s and Bioceres Crop Solutions’ breeding expertise. The program will encompass both conventional and transgenic varieties, including Bioceres Crop Solutions’ drought-tolerance HB4 technology and EcoWheat technologies, that can contribute to improving yields in a region whose productivity has been increasingly affected by drought and soil salinization. The new breeding program is expected to benefit from the introduction of top tier genetics from Florimond Desprez and Trigall Genetics worldwide breeding programs, combined with state-of-the-art facilities to accelerate genetic gain for the region.

Trigall Genetics will own 80% of the newly created Australian company, Trigall Australia.