In the presence of HRH King Willem Alexander, the Dutch Government through Minister Kamp honored Solynta as Dutch National Icon for its breakthrough discovery ”Hybrid Potatoes from True seeds”. King Willem Alexander and Hein Kruyt CEO Solynta “This breakthrough technique makes it possible to grow potatoes from true-seed instead of seed-tubers and makes targeted breeding possible. Valuable traits can now be utilized quickly, like disease resistance, nutritional value, and higher yields. Solynta underlines with this project the important Dutch contribution to the global food supply”, says Dutch Minister of economic affairs, Henk Kamp.
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