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F&A Next, May 2019

Innovation for a sustainable futureErik Fyrwald, Syngenta CEO

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Our environment: what’s changing?

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We play a vital role in the food chain to safely

feed the world and take care of our planet.

28,000employees

90countries

$1.3 billionR&D investment

Seeds

Pest control

Seedcare

Crop Protection

Who is Syngenta?

$14 billionsales

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Seeds for society and environment

Camile TomatoReducing waste

Artesian CornOptimizing for water

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Evolving crop protection

Source: Phillips McDougall

95% lower

application rates today

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Striving for lowest residues

BiocontrolsResistance management & reduced residues

Fruit Quality ContractReduced residues &

market access

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Collaborating with The Nature Conservancy

Reducing agricultureexpansion into the rainforest

Sustainable soy farms ondegraded pastureland

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● Collaboration across food value chain

● Transparency

● Open to new ideas

● Mutual understanding of environmental challenges

● Science-based regulation

Accelerating sustainable innovation

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