Strategic Goals / Visions
Helping growers meet global challenges
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness. We are committed to sustainable agriculture – farming with future generations in mind. We contribute to that in many ways, for example by raising productivity through innovative research and new technology.
Our company provides two main types of products: seeds and crop protection. These help growers worldwide raise the quantity and quality of their crops.
Over the next 20 years, the world’s population will rise by about another two billion. Calorie demand will grow even faster, as diets in countries such as China increasingly shift to meat.
In much of the world, agricultural land is limited and water scarce. So tomorrow’s growers will have to produce much more food and animal feed with today’s natural resources. At the same time, they will continue growing fibers like cotton, and add crops for fuels such as bioethanol. And agriculture also has to protect the environment, for example by reducing “greenhouse gases”, and preserving natural habitats from the plow.
This all means that growers must increase their yields – the amount of crop per field. Our products play a key role in making that possible.
Bringing plant potential to life
Syngenta was created in 2000. But our experience with plants goes back many decades. All around the world, our scientists work with a vast range of crops in local conditions, and share their insights globally. Syngenta understands the language of plants, and brings their potential to life - in larger U.S. corn harvests, for example, and more vigorous Brazilian soybeans. By enabling smallholders in developing countries to grow an extra crop each year, thus improving nutrition and raising income. Through healthier vegetables at affordable prices, or more beautiful flowers for greater enjoyment. And in many, many other ways.
Bringing plant potential to life is our company purpose. We achieve it by working to our values: Innovation, Intensity, Health and Performance.
Innovation means always seeking a better way: turning breakthrough ideas in science and business into new solutions. We do that by fostering our people’s creativity and working closely with customers.
Intensity is about mobilizing a “can-do” approach: focusing our passion and energy. That enables us to build new partnerships to create a winning edge.
Our Health value contributes to the quality of life. It reflects our profound respect for nature and the environment, together with our commitment to releasing employees’ vitality and potential.
Performance means delivering high-quality results and achieving benchmark standards: building our company safely and ethically, and keeping our promises.
These values guide our behaviors and actions as we fulfil our role in society and build a great company.
Our world-class science generates a constant flow of innovation. Our global reach and experience deliver tailored solutions. And our commitment to working with customers contributes to their success.
All of which helps agriculture meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Syngenta: who, what, where
Syngenta is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2008 were approximately $11.6 billion. The company employs over 24,000 people in more than 90 countries.
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