Croptailor focus on trait development of oats through advanced technology test.By taking advantage of mutagenesis, advanced biochemistry and genomic tools, new niche oat varieties with enhanced agronomic- and/or health promoting properties will be developed.
Crop Tailor’s vision is simple: we want to unlock the huge potential of oats for the benefit of people and planet.
Oat is a cereal crop like wheat, barley, rye, maize, rice and others. It is grown mostly in the temperate regions of the World, and most of the production is used for animal feed. However, a steadily growing proportion of the oat crop is being used for human consumption. Oat has several health promoting properties: it contains, for example, a dietary fibre known as betaglucan that is beneficial to gut health and has a scientifically proven effect of lowering blood cholesterol levels (COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1160/2011) and contributing to the reduction of rising blood glucose levels after a meal (COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 432/2012). Oat is also a crop that requires very little input of fertilizers and pesticides compared to other cereals. Oat has an enormous potential to contribute to human and planet well-being, and we are here to make that happen!
Crop Tailor is part of Lantmännen, an agricultural cooperative owned by 19,000 Swedish farmers with operations throughout the value chain from farm to fork. Oat breeding at Lantmännen has a history dating back to the 1890s, and today Lantmännen runs one of the world’s leading and most innovating oat breeding programs, delivering top class feed, milling, and special quality oats for an international market. Read more lantmannen.com
