Chile: Drought-resistant wheat from Argentina promises agricultural solution to climate change

With climate change affecting the planet, studies by various international organizations predict that severe droughts will impact around 30% of the global wheat surface by 2030, and 60% by the end of the century. This puts food security at risk, given the crucial role of wheat in our diet. HB4 wheat emerges as a possible solution to this challenge. It is the result of research that began more than 20 years ago by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina, in collaboration with Bioceres, an Argentine biotechnology company specialized in the development of innovative solutions for agriculture. HB4 wheat has a gene from the sunflower that allows it to resist the lack of water without interfering with its growth, which offers hope in the context of climate change. A few days ago it was reported that the United States government has approved the commercialization and importation of HB4 wheat, joining Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, Nigeria, Indonesia, ...