For thousands of years, farmers have manipulated the genetics of crops to improve yields, enhance taste and extend the growing season. Those practices continue today, with biotechnology playing a key role in improving agricultural productivity while preserving the environment and promoting health, nutrition and food safety.

Each of the earth’s major crop plants has been extensively hybridized and modified by farmers intent on producing crops using the most effective and efficient methods possible. Farmers have accomplished this utilizing various techniques including classical breeding and genetic engineering.

The world's population growth has led to the demand for new technology that improves productivity and enhanced nutritional value of agricultural products. Animal feed crops -such as corn, wheat, barley, rye, oats and soybeans – are being improved through the selective development of value-added traits.

It has been estimated that during the year 2000 over US$6 billion was spent on animal feed additives for the purpose of improving feed digestibility and increasing nutritional value.

Genetically engineered crops with improved gene traits are beginning to contribute substantial revenues to the existing US$15 billion agriculture seeds market.

Dyadic intends to enter into strategic alliances with leading agricultural companies to utilize its C1 fungal high-throughput screening technology to:

• Discover new genes for value-adding traits for crop plants
• Identify potential new fungicides
• Develop enzyme products to aid the digestibility of animal feeds

Biotechnology products developed by Dyadic for the have already begun to generate significant sales in the animal feed additives market. Dyadic’s continued development of its integrated technology platform will be of benefit to the entire agricultural industry by enabling the efficient discovery, development, and manufacture of novel and improved food and feed products.