Facility in Erskine Park, New South Wales, has double the capacity to meet regional market growth.

It could help boost yield 10% to 15% relative to conventionally bred varieties.

The new DowDuPont company eventually will split off into three separate companies.

DuPont, to satisfy requirements for its planned merger with Dow, also will divest a portion of its crop protection business.

Companies must divest major parts of DuPont's global pesticide business.

The transaction will allow DuPont Nutrition Health to focus more on specialty food ingredients.

Once the project is complete, production capacity will increase 70%.

Contracts will be offered for 2017 production in Minnesota and Iowa.

Marketing, R.&D., procurement and operations all face specific challenges, according to a DuPont webinar.

Companies part of new accelerator called Radicle.