Arcadia Biosciences

Arcadia Biosciences (NASDAQ: RKDA) is a publicly traded American agricultural biotechnology headquartered in Davis, California focused on the development of traits to enhance crop quality and productivity.[2][3] The company is partly owned by Moral Compass Corporation.[4]

Arcadia Biosciences
TypePublic
NASDAQ: RKDA
Industryagricultural biotechnology
Founded2002
HeadquartersDavis, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Matthew Plavan
(Chief Executive Officer)
ProductsGoodWheat™
Revenue
  • US$4.03 million
  • (FY DEC 31 2017)[1]
Number of employees
42[1]
Websitearcadiabio.com

It has developed a reduced-gluten and enhanced starch variety of wheat under the name GoodWheat.[5][6][7] Arcadia also has a joint venture with Bioceres called Verdeca, which has developed and is commercializing HB4 technology in soybeans that gained FDA approval in 2017.[8][9] HB4 soybeans have increased yield up to 30% while being more resistant to abiotic stress such as drought.[10]

References
  1. "US SEC: Form 10-K Arcadia Biosciences". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. "Arcadia Biosciences: Company overview" Retrieved on 9 May 2018.
  3. Taylor, Michael (4 May 2018). "Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA) vs. The Competition Head to Head Review". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. "Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (RKDA) and United States Steel Corp. (X) Activist Update - ValueWalk". 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. Anderson, Mark (April 17, 2018). "Arcadia announces reduced-gluten wheat for breads, pasta". Sacramento Business Journal.
  6. Anderson, Mark (March 21, 2018). "Arcadia Biosciences' GoodWheat product could be on supermarket shelves this year". Sacramento Business Journal.
  7. Anderson, Mark (April 6, 2018). "Davis-based Arcadia Biosciences crosses the valley of death". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. "Drought Tolerant HB4 Soybeans Introduced in Argentina- Crop Biotech Update | ISAAA.org/KC". www.isaaa.org. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  9. "IND-ØØ41Ø-5 | GM Approval Database- ISAAA.org". www.isaaa.org. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  10. "Bioceres drought tolerant soybean ready to market in 2019". Farm News Argentine. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-08-21.


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