Powering Innovation in Agriculture

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Accelerating innovation to meet grower needs

Innovation powers the science that helps growers address today's challenges while preparing for tomorrow's opportunities. Through science, technology, and collaboration, Corteva develops differentiated solutions that support crop health, help protect yield potential, and contribute to a more resilient agricultural system.

Our approach combines deep scientific expertise, advanced technology platforms, and external innovation partnerships to deliver meaningful value for growers around the world.

Innovation powers the science that helps growers address today's challenges while preparing for tomorrow's opportunities. Through science, technology, and collaboration, Corteva develops differentiated solutions that support crop health, help protect yield potential, and contribute to a more resilient agricultural system.

Our approach combines deep scientific expertise, advanced technology platforms, and external innovation partnerships to deliver meaningful value for growers around the world.

Innovation has never been more important

Agriculture faces increasing complexity, from evolving pest pressures and resistance management to changing environmental conditions and growing global demand for food. Meeting these challenges requires continuous innovation.

 

At Corteva, innovation is more than discovering new products. It is about understanding grower needs, applying science in new ways and bringing forward solutions that help create lasting value in the field.

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What makes us different?

We are built on a strong foundation of scientific innovation and a commitment to solving some of agriculture's most important challenges.

We bring together expertise across biology, chemistry, data science, engineering and field development. We combine internal innovation with strategic external partnerships to accelerate discovery, improve decision-making and deliver differentiated solutions for growers.

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We are built on a strong foundation of scientific innovation and a commitment to solving some of agriculture's most important challenges.

We bring together expertise across biology, chemistry, data science, engineering and field development. We combine internal innovation with strategic external partnerships to accelerate discovery, improve decision-making and deliver differentiated solutions for growers.

Turning science into solutions

We work closely with growers to understand their challenges and apply science, technology and data-driven insights to develop differentiated solutions.

 

Our innovation engine is focused on four critical areas for growers:

Disease control

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Insect & Pest Control

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Weed Control

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Plant Performance

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By combining advanced scientific capabilities, data-driven insights and cross-functional expertise, we develop solutions designed to help growers improve outcomes in the field.

Advancing innovation through collaboration

Great ideas can come from anywhere.

Through initiatives such as Corteva Catalyst™, Open Innovation and collaborations with universities, research institutions and industry partners worldwide, we connect external innovation with our scientific capabilities to accelerate the development of new solutions.

This approach helps us access emerging technologies, expand capabilities and more efficiently deliver differentiated innovations for growers.

Zorvec Tomato Grower

Great ideas can come from anywhere.

Through initiatives such as Corteva Catalyst™, Open Innovation and collaborations with universities, research institutions and industry partners worldwide, we connect external innovation with our scientific capabilities to accelerate the development of new solutions.

This approach helps us access emerging technologies, expand capabilities and more efficiently deliver differentiated innovations for growers.

Open Innovation

We believe meaningful innovation happens when diverse perspectives come together.

Through our Open Innovation platform and collaborations across the scientific community, Corteva supports knowledge sharing, scientific exchange and the development of innovative solutions for agriculture.

By fostering collaboration across disciplines and organizations, we help advance the science that supports the future of crop health innovation.

We believe meaningful innovation happens when diverse perspectives come together.

Through our Open Innovation platform and collaborations across the scientific community, Corteva supports knowledge sharing, scientific exchange and the development of innovative solutions for agriculture.

By fostering collaboration across disciplines and organizations, we help advance the science that supports the future of crop health innovation.