CIBA-GEIGY BUYS MINORITY STAKE IN UK CROP FIRM
Ciba-Geigy AG <CIGZ.Z> said
it acquired a minority stake in British cereal breeding company
<New Farm Crops Ltd>.
    It said in a statement the British company's skills in
applied plant breeding would assist Ciba-Geigy in applying the
results of its biotechnology research and enable it to extend
its activities in seeds to crops such as wheat and barley.
    New Farm Crops of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, will have
access to Ciba-Geigy's agricultural research resources,
especially in biotechnology.
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