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Tropical Melhoramento

Brazilian agricultural genetics company that develops soybean and cotton cultivars and corn hybrids, positioning itself as the Brazilian company investing most in genetic improvement.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Tropical Melhoramento, commonly known as TMG, is a Brazilian agricultural genetics and seed company. According to its official website, it presents itself as "the Brazilian company that invests most in genetic improvement," placing Brazilian innovation at the service of the field to develop cultivars and corn hybrids adapted to the country's most diverse regions. Its core portfolios cover soybean cultivars, cotton cultivars, and corn hybrids. TMG's offering is built around proprietary technologies designed to deliver profitability and security to growers. These include broad resistance to soybean cyst nematode (NCS), the RX® technology that confers tolerance to Ramularia leaf spot races in cotton, and the INOX® technology aimed at confronting Asian soybean rust. The company states that its RX technology can allow a 20% to 50% reduction in the number of fungicide applications. The company describes a substantial research and development footprint: it says it will invest 2 billion (in Brazilian currency) in R&D over the next ten years, employs 560 staff, maintains more than 100 environments for selection and characterization of new cultivars, and operates 14 research bases across Brazil's main agricultural regions. It also runs a talent program, "Novos Talentos," with open positions. TMG operates in the crop-seed segment of the agribusiness inputs value chain, serving Brazilian farmers with soybean, cotton, and corn genetics. The company is headquartered in Brazil and its official web presence is tmg.agr.br.

History

Tropical Melhoramento, known as TMG, is a Brazilian agricultural genetics company. Its official website presents it as "the Brazilian company that invests most in genetic improvement," framing its mission as putting Brazilian innovation at the service of the field to develop cultivars and corn hybrids adapted to the most diverse regions and to deliver productivity for the reality of each farm. The company's public positioning centers on three crop portfolios: soybean, cotton, and corn. For soybean, it markets solutions for all conditions; for cotton, it emphasizes fiber quality and profitability; and for corn, it offers hybrids under a brand promise of quality. TMG also highlights proprietary technologies developed in-house, including broad resistance to soybean cyst nematode (NCS), the RX® technology for tolerance to Ramularia leaf spot in cotton, and the INOX® technology for confronting Asian soybean rust. TMG describes a significant research infrastructure: it states that it will invest 2 billion (in local currency) in R&D over the next ten years, employs 560 staff, maintains more than 100 environments for selection and characterization of new cultivars, and operates 14 research bases in the main agricultural regions of the country. It also runs a talent-acquisition initiative called "Novos Talentos." The company operates in Brazil's crop-seed and agribusiness-inputs segment, serving farmers who grow soybean, cotton, and corn. Its official web presence is tmg.agr.br.

Products and positioning

Brazilian innovation in genetic improvement, delivering productivity adapted to the realities of each farm.

  • Soybean cultivars

    Soybean solutions for all conditions, including broad resistance to soybean cyst nematode (NCS) and INOX® technology for Asian soybean rust.

  • Cotton cultivars

    Cotton cultivars emphasizing fiber quality and profitability, featuring RX® technology for tolerance to Ramularia leaf spot.

  • Corn hybrids

    Corn hybrids offered under a brand promise of quality.

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