• Cibus entered an agreement with Crystal Crop Protection to develop gene-edited traits for mustard in India.
• Crystal Crop to evaluate and commercialize resulting traits under an exclusive India license; aim is higher yields, improved farm economics.
• India grows mustard on about 8.5 million hectares; the country imports more than half its edible oil, about 17 million tonnes yearly.
• Indian mustard yields average 1,200-1,400 kg per hectare, below 1,800-2,000 in leading producing countries.
• Deal targets India’s 2024 edible-oils mission; 2022 policy excludes gene edits without foreign DNA from GMO rules.

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