Tropical Melhoramento e Genética and PlantArc Bio Ltd. announced a new global R&D collaboration aiming to produce cotton resistant to the Cotton Boll Weevil using RNAi technology. Through the discovery and development of RNAi technology to control cotton boll weevil, the partnership aims to combine PlantArcBio's experience in RNAi based products and TMG's experience in genetic improvement and commercialization of genetic solutions for cotton. Brazil is one of the cotton producers and the second exporter of the plume. All technological resources and research used in genetic improvement and breeding have allowed the expansion of cotton culture in the country. However, the Brazilian farmer faces major difficulties in controlling cotton boll weevil, demanding a high number of pesticide applications and increasing damage to the environment.