Grace Breeding Forms Collaboration with the Prestigious University of Londrina (UEL) Located in a Major Agricultural Center of Brazil to Study and Validate the Crop Vigor Benefits of its Nitrogenous Technology

- Interim results from a germination test conducted at the Seed Analysis Laboratory of UEL support the benefits of using Grace Breeding’s Nitrogenous Technology for Brazil’s corn and soybean production -

REHOVOT, Israel, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grace Breeding Ltd. (TASE: GRAC), a forward-thinking agrotech company developing biological-based products to improve crop yield and vigor for farmers and distributors, today announced a strategic research and development collaboration with the University of Londrina (UEL), based in Paraná State, Brazil. The collaboration will allow the University to evaluate Grace Breeding’s Nitrogenous Technology (NFT), the Company’s proprietary plant-based formula biofertilizer. NFT is being developed to improve absorption of nutrients from the soil as well as increases the efficiency of nitrogenous feeding, allowing farmers to significantly reduce their dependence on synthetic fertilizer.

The state of Paraná, where the UEL is located, is a major region involved in the global agricultural production of key grain and legume staples, most notably of corn and soybeans. The University is, therefore, conducting supportive testing evaluating both seedlings with Grace Breeding’s NFT, an environmentally friendly alternative to urea, the typical component in synthetic fertilizer.

“We are proud to partner with both the University of Londrina, a top 10 University in Brazil, as well as Gaia AgroSolutions, our cooperative partner in Brazil, to validate the benefits of our Nitrogenous Technology in this key region for agricultural production,” remarked Assaf Dotan, Chief Executive Officer of Grace Breeding. “The partnership between Grace Breeding and Gaia AgroSolutions serves as a model for other companies both in the region and globally to validate their technologies at UEL, especially with the stress caused by recent climate change. This cooperation between the public and private sectors on a mission to improve crop yield without harming the environment is an alliance that will also benefit society by providing a sustainable agribusiness solution to farmers as well.”

Interim Test Results

The trials and development at the University of Londrina are being led by Professor Juliano Tadeu Vilela de Resende Ph.D. with Professor Admilton Gonçalves de Oliveira, Jr. Ph.D. and conducted at the UEL’s Seed Analysis Laboratory in collaboration with development cooperator Gaia AgroSolutions, also based in Brazil.