Trait Stewardship

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Trait Stewardship

• Protecting Todays Investments for Tomorrows
  Innovations

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Definition of Trait Stewardship

• Careful and responsible management of
  biotechnology traits in crops

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Biotechnology vs. Trait Stewardship

• Biotechnology
• Broad term describing any
  technique using living
  organisms or parts
  of
  organisms to solve problems
  or develop new
  products
• The science behind GMOs
• Trait Stewardship
• Protecting the science in crop genes created
  using biotechnology

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Benefits of Trait Stewardship

• Gives farmers access to beneficial traits now and
  in the future
• Ensures long-term effectiveness of traits
• Preserves consumer trust in products
• Encourages research and investment in future
  traits

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Four Pillars of Trait Stewardship
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Licensing Shared Responsibility and Ethics

• Agreement between grower and seed company to
  manage traits appropriately
• Foundation of trust between growers and consumers

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IRM Preventing Resistance

• Insect Resistance Management
• Government requires insect refuge areas be
  provided so insects dont naturally become
  resistant to the trait

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Grain Channeling The Right Markets

• Some traits not allowed in countries where
  consumers are fearful
• Grain must be kept separate in channels

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Intellectual Property Combating Piracy

• Traits are protected under patents
• Keeping seed or using it to breed plants is
  
• piracy stealing