Syngenta is one of the worlds leading companies with more than 26,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment t......Syngenta is one of the worlds leading companies with more than 26,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life. Syngenta is a global agribusiness company headquarted in Basel, Switzerland. It has a large number of Research and Development facilities and Production sites all over the world. Click on the names below or scroll down to learn more about the main sites. We invested more than $1 billion in research and development (R&D) in 2010. Of our 25,000 employees, some 5,000 are involved in research, technology and development. We have hundreds of collaborations with external research partners and universities. We provide sustainable solutions to help farmers grow and protect the world’s crops. Syngenta is the worlds leading agricultural technology companies, the global top 500 enterprises, the world first big eppo company, third largest seed company, to through innovative scientific research technology for sustainable agricultural development do contributes. The company in the field, the company top and in high value commercial seeds field no. 3. In 2007, the company global sales of about $9.2 billion. At present, syngenta business spreads all over the world DuoGe 90 countries and areas, has about 21000 employees. Syngenta in Swiss stock exchange (code: SYNN) and the New York stock exchange (code: SYT) listed. The global agribusiness market has a volume of approximately US$ 60 bn. More than half represents crop protection products, the rest is conventional and biotech seeds and professional products. Syngenta has two main product lines, Crop Protection and Seeds. Both lines have further subdivisions. In Crop Protection, Syngenta is a global leader. In high value commercial Seeds, it ranks third. Within the Crop Protection segment, Syngenta also offers Professional Products, e.g. for Lawn & Garden and Public Health. Syngenta’s product portfolio covers the entire spectrum of growers needs. In 2002, Syngenta extended its research capabilities by establishing a shared biotechnology research platform in collaboration with Diversa. At the time, the US-based company was a leader in applying proprietary genomic technologies for the discovery and optimization of novel products. After another important discovery in 2003 – the world’s first hybrid barley variety – Syngenta further expanded its businesses with a number of acquisitions and partnership agreements in 2004. First, it attained Dia-Engei, the Japanese leader in producing and marketing seedlings of flowering plants and vegetables then one of the world’s leading seeds companies, Advanta BV, which Syngenta acquired together with Fox Paine, and finally Golden Harvest, in order to enhance the US corn and soybean business. Dulcinea Farms, LLC, a joint venture with Tanimura & Antle, was established to market fruit in the US, while an agreement with Delta and Pine Land amplified Syngenta’s potential in developing and commercializing novel biotechnology products for cotton. A herbicide agreement with Sumitomo Chemical of Japan in 2005 further strengthened Syngenta’s Crop Protection portfolio, and by forming a strategic alliance with COMPO in the same year, Syngenta entered the lawn and garden market. In 2006, Syngenta acquired Emergent Genetics Vegetable A/S, an established Danish vegetable seed company, and expanded its lawn and garden business in North America with the purchase of Conrad Fafard, Inc., a leading producer of packaged growing media. Syngenta Flowers was complemented when the Fischer group was integrated in 2007, and the vegetable seeds business was further strengthened with the incorporation of Zeraim Gedera. In the same year Syngenta acquired Zeraim Gedera Ltd., a high-quality Israeli vegetable seeds company focusing on high-value crops, including tomato, pepper and melon. In 2008, Syngenta increased significantly its proprietary flower seeds portfolio by acquiring Goldsmith Seeds, Inc., an industry leading breeder and producer of flower seeds. In addition Syngenta bought the Chrysanthemum and Aster business of US flower producer Yoder Brothers Inc. In Sugarcane, Syngenta strengthened its position through the acquisition of SPS Argentina SA, a company primarily specialized in the development, production and marketing of soybean, corn and sunflower. In 2002, Syngenta extended its research capabilities by establishing a shared biotechnology research platform in collaboration with Diversa. At the time, the US-based company was a leader in applying proprietary genomic technologies for the discovery and optimization of novel products. After another important discovery in 2003 – the world’s first hybrid barley variety – Syngenta further expanded its businesses with a number of acquisitions and partnership agreements in 2004. First, it attained Dia-Engei, the Japanese leader in producing and marketing seedlings of flowe