A letter of intent was signed Friday for Iowa-based PowerPollen to provide its pollen technology to VNR Seeds, based in Raipur, India. The agreement was signed during Gov. Kim Reynolds’ India trade mission. “With a mission to feed and fuel the world, PowerPollen is very excited to bring our Iowa-grown pollination technology to India to unlock a second green revolution,” Kavi Chawla, a senior advisor to PowerPollen, said in a prepared statement. “VNR Seeds’ mantra of ‘in the interest of farmers’ aligns with our Midwest values of serving the farmer and the rural ag economy.” The agreement was signed by Chawla and VNR Seeds representatives and witnessed by Jessica Hyland, executive director of the Iowa Biotechnology Association, and Stuart Swanson, president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association. “PowerPollen’s step into the Indian seed market has the potential to transform Indian corn cultivation and open the door for future agricultural biotech collaboration,” Hyland said in a prepared statement.
