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Syngenta Biotechnology. Lisa Zannoni Global Head, Regulatory & Stewardship. Helping small and large farms meet the challenges of global food security. Our ambition is to bring greater food security in an environmentally sustainable way to an increasing populous world
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Syngenta Biotechnology Lisa Zannoni Global Head, Regulatory & Stewardship
Helping small and large farms meet the challenges of global food security Our ambition is to bring greaterfood security in an environmentally sustainable way to an increasing populous world by creating a worldwide step-change in farmproductivity 450M 8M large-scale farms smallholder farms >100 Ha ~2.0 Ha
Demand for food is driven by population growth and rising calorie consumption World population > 80% of growth happens in emerging markets World demand for major crops*bn tonnes Developed Food 2050 9 billion Feed Emerging +50% 2011 7 billion 1950 2.5 billion * Includes cereals, rice, corn and soybean Source: FAO, Syngenta analysis
Environmental stresses are increasing World stress map The change in climate is already reducing water and arable land Climate change impact High Medium Requiring better use of existing farm land Low 1 hectare fed 2 people 1 hectare needs to feed 5 people 1950 2030 Source: UNEP, Cline, Syngenta
Our contribution is to raise productivity in sustainable ways improving farm productivity reducing agriculture’s environmental footprint Technology Resource efficiency Better solutions Grow more from less building rural prosperity People Land Rural economies
With passionate people and a strong platform Over 27,000employees in some 90 countries $14.2bn Over $1.25 billion annual R&D investment and more than 5,000 R&D staff sales in 2012
Global R&D capabilities JEALOTT’S HILL Chemical Discovery Weed Control Formulation Bioscience Environmental Science BEIJING Syngenta Biotechnology GREENSBORO Formulation Environmental Science GOA Chemistry RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK SyngentaBiotechnology Other sites: • Marker-assisted and seed breeding capabilities • Global field station network STEIN Fungicides, Insecticides & Professional Products
Syngenta is growing in North Carolina • RTP greenhouse expansion announced May 20, 2011 • Planned investment of approximately $71 million • Footprint includes approximately 147,000 square feet • Completed in Spring 2013 • Ability to control multiple environmental variables allows for more annual growing cycles
Leslie Bird Nuccio Leslie Bird Nuccio Research areas at Syngenta Biotechnology • Gene discovery • Protein design • Vector construction • Plant transformation • Plant protein expression • Plant analysis & immunology • Bioinformatics • Genomics & computational biology • Project and portfolio management • Patents and Licensing • Regulatory • Stewardship and quality management
Plant Growth Research Center • Greenhouses: • Positioned to receive optimal sunlight • Made of all glass, instead of acrylic • Independently controlled room temperatures • Control of climate including humidity and gases such as carbon dioxide • Growth Chambers: • Designed specifically for Syngenta using technology developed by NASA for growing vegetation on space stations • Ability to control all environmental variables (light, temperature, moisture, etc.) • Ability to precisely measure plant responses
Syngenta: Top Biotech Employer Syngenta ranked as a top employerin Science magazine survey for five straight years. Syngenta among Top 40 companies listed for annual honor