Corteva eyeing bigger presence in nation with more research hands

Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of US company DowDuPont, will add employees, research and field development resources to consolidate its position in the China market, the company's head said.

James Collins, chief executive officer of Corteva, said the company has a technology pipeline of new products and offerings that it will be bringing to the market in the next couple of years.

"Over the coming years, we will add people in the sales and marketing division so that we have a better sales force to call on more growers," Collins said.