Brief Description
Varada Agriculture is transforming pest management to reduce crop loss with proprietary RNA interference (RNAi) technology. The company's biodegradable products are safer for workers and consumers, while also minimizing residue impact on the environment. The company's RNAi technology uses inhibitory RNA molecules uniquely designed to work on a target organism without impacting beneficial organisms in nature. This method follows the Integrated Pest Management Plan principles, which recommend highly targeted pest control.
Founder and CEO Jyoti Taneja was a postdoc and project scientist in the lab of UC Berkeley Professor Mary Catherine Wildermuth, where she developed an RNAi fungicide for powdery mildew control in grapevines.
Timeline
- 2024. Company founded
Inventors
Mary Catherine Wildermuth, Amanda Grace McRae, Jyoti Taneja