Global food demand is expected to increase 50% by 2050. This challenging demand is too large for anyone to solve alone. One way Valent aspires to solve the challenge is by collaborating with the global scientific and innovation communities to develop new sustainable and creative solutions to help our growers meet the surging food demand.
We are looking for existing or emerging technologies that enhance the performance or provide complementary benefits to Valent’s proprietary portfolio that includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators. Technologies of interest include formulation methods, field application methods and tools, conventional active ingredients, biorationals, biostimulants, synergists, and product packaging.
- Package barriers that replace PFAS for improved sustainability
- Active ingredients or additives that impart new features/benefits when mixed with herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, or biostimulants
- Green co-formulants and other ways to enhance the sustainability of pesticide products
- Formulation technologies to support pesticide development for ultra-low volume use, such as with drone applications
- Technologies that support formulation integrity, controlled pesticide application, or delivery
- Pest control technologies with nontoxic modes of action that can be incorporated into traditional pesticide formulations
- Biologically derived or conventional chemistries
- Pesticides with new modes of actions
- Seed treatment technologies
- Clarity on whether solutions require EPA registration for use in agriculture
- Clear path for EPA registration if the solution requires it
- Registered for use in agriculture by the EPA, if required
- Does not require EPA registration
- Technologies or methodologies tailored for development of new plant traits
As subsidiaries of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Valent U.S.A., Valent BioSciences, and Pace International are global leaders in the development and commercialization of products using biorational, botanical, and traditional chemistries.
These products protect agricultural crops, enhance crop yields, improve postharvest quality, beautify the environment, reduce food waste and safeguard public health. Our technical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and decades of agricultural industry experience help foster a culture of innovation and sustainability.
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