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As part of the Capital Markets Days in Stanton, USA, stakeholders visited corn and soybean plots to see Syngenta solutions in action. 

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## Innovate 

## Purpose 

We are building on our track record of innovation in Crop Protection and Seeds to generate combined genetic and chemical solutions. 

## Achievements 

– Research and Development model fully aligned 

– Announcement of a crop-based pipeline valued at over US$ 22 billion post 2015 

– New partnerships to extend capability: Lindsay, Marrone Bio Inc., Pasteuria Bioscience Innovations, Illumitex 

## Goals for 2012+ 

– Ongoing launch of transformative business models in sugar cane and rice 

– Integrated solution for soybean rust in Brazil 

– New emerging market business models 

We define innovation broadly, signifying new markets and ways of reaching customers as well as new products. We aim to accelerate the flow of innovation by translating grower insights from our integrated sales force into new products and solutions. 

Our integrated offer will be built on a strong platform of crop protection and seeds products. New products in 2011 continued to strengthen this platform. They included: 

– VIBRANCE ™ : a seed care fungicide which is the first compound developed specifically for seed care use 

– SEGURIS ® : a fungicide for the control of Septoria  in wheat 

– Three new corn traits: VIPTERA ™  for broad Lepidoptera  control; ENOGEN ® , the first output trait in corn; and ARTESIAN ™ , the industry’s first water optimization trait 

– Numerous new seed varieties across crops, bringing benefits to growers and consumers 

Integration of our R&D teams will facilitate development of complete solutions, underpinned by the product strength we have already established. 

We are also broadening the scope of our innovation through partnerships with companies that have adjacent technologies – such as John Deere, which developed new planting machinery for the PLENE ®  sugar cane program. Examples in 2011 included new bio-pesticide partnerships with Pasteuria Bioscience Innovations and Marrone Bio Inc., and a research initiative with Illumitex on lighting to support plant growth. In the USA, we partnered with Lindsay to bring growers an integrated crop protection and water management solution delivered via their existing irrigation pivots. 

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