Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2007 were approximately $9.2 billion. Syngenta employs over 21,000 people in more than 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT)
In the developed world it has become the norm to walk into a supermarket and choose from a wide variety of food products of very high quality. It would not be possible to maintain the supply and quality we now expect, at today's prices, without using some crop protection products. The key is to strike the balance between using as few chemicals as possible whilst delivering the consumer's expectation on food quality and affordability.