Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
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Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
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<strong>K+S</strong> Group<br />
Fertilizer Business - Gene Technology<br />
• Objectives of gene technology:<br />
• improved crop resistance against broad-band herbicides as well as pests and diseases<br />
• breeding of plants with elevated use value for the customer<br />
• Cultivation of genetically modified crops (GMO) mainly in the USA, in Argentina, Canada,<br />
Brazil, China and South Africa<br />
• In Europe, the use is ethically disputed and does virtually not exist<br />
• Genetically modified crops are usually soybeans, corn, cotton and oilseed rape<br />
• The use of GMOs increases the yield per unit of cultivated area<br />
• Due to the genetic modification, the plant’s nutrient needs become similar to those of a ‘top<br />
athletes. The increased removal of mineral nutrients from the soil has to be supplemented<br />
in form of fertilizers<br />
As long as the demand for food of the increasing world population is larger than<br />
the supply, the use of GMOs leads to an increased demand for fertilizers<br />
January 2013 <strong>K+S</strong> Group 77
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