New French applied research complex meets the needs of Breton growers
Source: VFD.com
As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. This facility will help the 1,500 vegetable growers from the four Northern Brittany cooperatives behind OBS become more resilient to climate, economic and geopolitical challenges, heightened by ongoing global tensions.
The inauguration also provided an opportunity to highlight these issues and showcase OBS's new capabilities, positioning it as a tailor-made seed partner for Breton producers within both the French and international sectors. Research and production capacity tripled Launched in 2021, OBS's transformation builds on more than 50 years of continuous progress from its founding in 1970 to the first cauliflower hybrid in 1984, and a mycosphaerella-resistant variety in 2008.
The creation of OBS Innovation in 2016 marked a key step forward in applied research. In 2024, a new production facility powered by self-generated solar energy set the stage for the rollout of the new complex.
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