Ohalo Genetics utilizes Boosted Breeding technology to enable crops to inherit the complete genome from both parent plants, significantly enhancing genetic diversity and resilience. This method addresses the challenges of low crop yields and disease susceptibility, allowing for up to 100% increases in productivity while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture.
Funding
$40M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Traditional plant breeding methods struggle to combine beneficial traits and improve crop yields due to the random inheritance of genes from parent plants. This limitation hinders the development of resilient and high-yielding crops needed to meet growing global food demands. Vegetative propagation in certain crops also leads to disease susceptibility and inefficiencies.
Solution
Ohalo Genetics utilizes Boosted Breeding, a technology that enables crops to inherit the complete genome from both parent plants, resulting in enhanced genetic diversity and resilience. This approach allows for the combination of desirable traits that would otherwise take millennia to achieve through conventional breeding. Boosted plants exhibit improved health, increased size, and higher yields, with the potential to increase productivity by up to 50-100%. The technology also facilitates the production of genetically uniform true seeds, revolutionizing agronomic practices in clonally propagated crops by increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and minimizing disease and yield loss.
Target Audience
Ohalo Genetics targets farmers, packer-shippers, processors, and retailers seeking higher-yielding, more resilient, and sustainably-grown crops.
Features
- Boosted Breeding technology that allows offspring plants to inherit the entire genome from both parents.
- Ability to combine beneficial traits that are difficult or impossible to achieve with traditional breeding methods.
- Development of crops that are larger and more resilient than either parent, leading to yield gains of up to 100%+.
- Production of genetically uniform true seeds for crops traditionally propagated through vegetative means.
- Application of Boosted Breeding to various crops, including potatoes, to improve yield and disease resistance.
- Accelerated product development for climate-resilient crop varieties.