Syngenta

What Syngenta does

Syngenta is a Basel-headquartered, science-based agriculture company that sells crop-protection chemicals (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides), high-technology seeds, biologicals, and digital-farming platforms to commercial farmers across more than 90 countries. The company operates through three primary divisions — Syngenta Crop Protection (largest unit, with nearly 350 product approvals globally in Q1 2026), Syngenta Seeds (including X-Terra hybrid wheat and Viptera Pro corn traits), and Syngenta Biologicals (biocontrols like EXPLOYO Vit and biostimulants like QUANTIS) — and extends into Digital Farming platforms that cover more than 180 million acres worldwide. Its technology stack includes proprietary active-ingredient chemistry (VIRESTINA™, TYMIRIUM®/VICTRATO®, PLINAZOLIN®, ADEPIDYN®), a Neo4j-backed Data for Synthesis platform that organizes millions of chemical reactions into a queryable graph, AI-driven genomic selection and weed-resistance forecasting models, computer-vision soil-biodiversity tools (Edapholog), and an early-stage quantum-computing collaboration with QuantumBasel.

Syngenta is majority-owned by Sinochem Holdings (Chinese state-owned enterprise) following ChemChina's 2017 acquisition for $43 billion, and is currently considering a Hong Kong IPO at an estimated $50 billion valuation. The business generated $28.4 billion in 2025 revenue (down ~5% from $30B in 2024) and $6.4B in Q1 2026 (+2% YoY) with EBITDA margin of 21.9%, selling primarily through enterprise field-sales teams, a network of 110,000 contract seed-production farmers across 19 countries, 16 Seedcare & Biologicals Institutes, and an expanding retail footprint in Brazil (90+ new stores planned following the Produtécnica acquisition). Pricing is quote-based on crop, region, and volume, with no publicly disclosed list pricing. Beyond traditional row-crop customers, Syngenta is extending into specialty sectors (forestry, mining, infrastructure, defense) and into India's open-data agricultural ecosystem via the Annam.AI MoU.

Name

Syngenta

Legal name

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

Website

http://www.syngenta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Crop Protection & Seeds

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Biologicals Distribution & Field Application Services (AFABAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crop Spraying & Chemical Application Services (Ground Rig) (AFACAAAB), OMRI-Listed Crop Protection (Botanical & Mineral Pesticides) (AFABAKAA)

Keywords

• Crop protection chemicals
• Agricultural seed technology
• Agricultural biological products
• Digital farming platforms
• Agricultural inputs manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Crop Protection: Syngenta's largest business unit, selling herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and crop protection chemicals globally. Crop Protection led with nearly 350 product approvals globally and 18% growth in Europe. China delivered double-digit growth in crop protection.
2. Syngenta Seeds: High-technology seeds helping mitigate risks such as disease, insect, and climate pressures. Seeds surged 60% in Latin America, with new product launches including X-Terra hybrid wheat in France and Viptera Pro corn trait in China.
3. Biologicals: Biopesticides, biostimulants, and nutrient use efficiency solutions. Biologicals showed 11% double-digit growth in 2025 despite slight overall sales decline of 1%. Market growing from USD 8.58 billion in 2025 to USD 16.41 billion by 2032.
4. Digital Farming: Digital agriculture solutions including precision agriculture tools, satellite monitoring, AI analytics, and farm management platforms. Syngenta's digital platforms cover more than 180 million acres globally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Syngenta develops, manufactures, and sells an integrated portfolio of agricultural inputs and digital farming solutions for commercial farmers worldwide. Its core offerings include crop protection chemicals (herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides built on proprietary active ingredients such as VIRESTINA™, TYMIRIUM®, PLINAZOLIN®, and ADEPIDYN®), high-technology seeds (hybrid wheat, corn traits, soybean varieties), agricultural biologicals (biopesticides, biostimulants, nutrient-use-efficiency products), and digital farming platforms that combine satellite monitoring, computer vision, AI analytics, and soil mapping to support on-farm decision-making.

Product overview

Syngenta is a leading, science-based agriculture company offering an integrated portfolio of crop protection, seeds, biologicals, and digital farming solutions. The product portfolio includes VIRESTINA™ (new selective herbicide for resistant grass weeds), TYMIRIUM® and VICTRATO® (nematode and soil disease control technologies), PLINAZOLIN® and ADEPIDYN® (crop protection technologies), Syngenta Seeds (including X-Terra hybrid wheat and Viptera Pro corn traits), Biologicals (biocontrols like EXPLOYO Vit, biostimulants like QUANTIS, and nutrient use efficiency products), Digital Farming (INTERRA® Scan soil mapping, Edapholog AI soil monitoring, and TEZ AI chatbot), and Professional Solutions. The company operates through Syngenta Crop Protection (headquartered in Basel, Switzerland) and Syngenta Seeds (headquartered in the US), with operations across over 90 countries and more than 30,000 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VIRESTINA™: Selective herbicide technology for controlling resistant grass weeds in soybean and cotton, featuring active ingredient metproxybicyclone
• TYMIRIUM®
• TYMIRIUM® technology
• PLINAZOLIN® technology
• ADEPIDYN® technology
• VICTRATO®
• VANIVA®
• EVIDIS®
• INTERRA® Scan
• Durastak Traits of Tomorrow Scholarship
• TEZ
• X-Terra

Products and services

• Syngenta Crop Protection World-leader portfolio of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides keeping plants safe from planting to harvesting, sold to commercial farmers and channel partners across more than 90 countries. Nearly 350 product approvals were achieved globally in Q1 2026.
• Syngenta Seeds High-technology seeds including hybrid wheat, corn traits, and soybean varieties that help mitigate disease, insect, and climate pressures; Latin America seeds surged 60% in Q1 2026.
• Syngenta Biologicals Comprehensive portfolio of biopesticides (biocontrols), biostimulants, and nutrient-use-efficiency products supporting regenerative agriculture and soil health; showed 11% double-digit growth in 2025.
• Syngenta Digital Farming AI-enabled digital and precision agriculture solutions including satellite monitoring, INTERRA® Scan soil mapping, Edapholog soil biodiversity monitoring, and agronomic decision support covering more than 180 million acres globally.
• Syngenta Professional Solutions Professional pest management solutions using advanced technologies including PLINAZOLIN® for broad-spectrum insect control in non-crop and specialty applications.
• VIRESTINA™ Technology Selective herbicide featuring active ingredient metproxybicyclone, controlling grass weeds resistant to glyphosate and clethodim in soybean and cotton crops; fourth-generation ACCase-inhibitor (HRAC Group 1) developed in 10 years versus a typical 12–14 year cycle.
• TYMIRIUM® Technology Broad-spectrum trademarked active ingredient for protection against plant-parasitic nematodes and soil-borne fungal diseases (particularly Fusarium species), deployed across more than 100 crops in 60+ countries.
• VICTRATO® Seed Treatment Seed treatment containing TYMIRIUM® technology for nematode and disease protection in soybeans, corn, cereals, cotton, and rice, delivering consistent yield increases of 5–20% across more than 5,000 trials worldwide.
• VANIVA® and EVIDIS® Soil-Applied Solutions Soil-applied solutions of TYMIRIUM® technology providing early protection for a wide range of crops including potatoes, tomatoes, banana, and sugarcane; compatible with multiple application methods.
• PLINAZOLIN® Technology Broad-spectrum insecticidal ingredient targeting a wide range of agricultural and professional pest-control applications.
• ADEPIDYN® Technology Advanced fungicide technology for fungal disease control with strong efficacy and sustainability attributes valued by farmers.
• X-Terra® Hybrid Wheat Seeds Hybrid wheat seeds representing Syngenta's breakthrough in solving wheat's hybrid challenge, launched in France to address yield and climate resilience.
• Viptera Pro Corn Trait Next-generation corn trait technology launched in China as part of Syngenta's trait technology portfolio addressing insect resistance management.
• EXPLOYO Vit Biocontrol product using pheromones to disrupt pests' mating process, protecting grape harvests and supporting a more diverse biosphere.
• QUANTIS Biostimulant Biostimulant enhancing potato crops' tolerance of heat and water deficiency through heat-relieving nutrients and amino acids.
• Edapholog Technology AI-powered technology combining classic soil assessment with computer vision and AI to accurately monitor soil biodiversity and provide farmers comprehensive soil health data.

Quantifiable outcome

• VICTRATO® seed treatment delivers consistent yield increases of 5 to 20% across more than 5,000 trials worldwide, depending on pest pressure and geography
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ascribe BiosciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Partnership to develop and commercialize PHYTALIX®, a biofungicide designed to enhance crop resistance against diseases in Asian farmers. Syngenta holds exclusive rights in Southeast Asia with plans for market launch in 2029, following extensive validation and trials.
• BiotalyscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026Collaboration to develop a novel bioinsecticide using Biotalys' AGROBODY™ technology. First research milestone achieved in April 2026 with promising in vitro results against insect molecular targets. Teams proceeding to in vivo testing on living organisms. Syngenta pays milestone payments reflecting progress.
• QuantumBaselcoreTechnology or Integration · 16 March 2026Strategic collaboration with QuantumBasel, Switzerland's first commercial quantum computing hub, announced at the 2026 World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. Aims to leverage quantum technology to better understand complex molecular interactions in crop science and improve agricultural R&D. Collaboration combines QuantumBasel's quantum computing expertise and infrastructure with Syngenta's scientific capabilities. Initial projects focus on molecular behavior insights that could lead to innovative solutions for farmers facing climate change challenges.
• Neo4jcoreTechnology or IntegrationSyngenta has implemented Neo4j graph database technology to build a Data for Synthesis platform that organizes millions of chemical reaction data points into a unified knowledge graph. The platform can extract 10,000 potential synthetic routes in under 10 seconds via a custom route-mining plugin, increasing data readiness from 1% to 99% of reaction data.
• TetraSciencecoreTechnology or IntegrationSyngenta selected TetraScience's Tetra OS platform, specifically Data Foundry, to power digital automation and data transformation across its Crop Protection R&D organization. The platform centralizes and harmonizes analytical data from chromatography, mass spectrometry, and characterization systems, transforming instrument raw data into standardized, AI-ready formats.
• AgriodorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distribution agreement where Agriodor commercialized its first product targeting sugar beet aphids through Syngenta's distribution channels. Agriodor develops scent-based biocontrol technology derived from natural plant scents to influence insect behavior and protect crops.
• Vivent BiosignalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration between Syngenta Crop Protection and Vivent Biosignals (Swiss-based technology enterprise) to measure plant stress responses to nematode attacks and nematicide effectiveness in real time using plant electrophysiology technology. Led by Syngenta Fellow Dr Anke Buchholz. Findings published in the Journal of Pest Science.
• AgZenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyngenta AG announced a partnership with AgZen alongside a strategic investment from Syngenta Group Ventures. AgZen is an MIT spinout specializing in droplet-control technology for agricultural spraying (RealCoverage system). Syngenta participated in AgZen's $10M Series B funding round.
• Annam.AI (India)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyngenta signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become a strategic partner in Annam.AI, described as India's first open-data agricultural ecosystem. MoU signed in presence of India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Principal Scientific Advisor Dr. Ajay Sood.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bayer Crop Science: The crop science division of Bayer AG (post-Monsanto acquisition) is the most direct competitor to Syngenta, offering an integrated portfolio of crop protection chemicals, seeds (including DEKALB, Asgrow), and digital farming tools (Climate FieldView) to global commercial farmers. Direct head-to-head across virtually every product category and geography.
• Corteva: US-based pure-play agriculture company spun off from DowDuPont offering crop protection, seeds (Pioneer, Brevant), and digital tools. Direct competitor in seeds and crop protection with overlapping R&D pipelines and recently settled DOJ-related loyalty program litigation alongside Syngenta.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: BASF's agricultural solutions division is a direct peer offering fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, seeds, and digital farming solutions globally. Competes head-to-head with Syngenta in core crop protection chemistry categories across all major geographies.
• FMC Corporation: US-listed specialty chemical company with a focused crop protection portfolio (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides) and emerging biologicals platform. Direct competitor in crop protection chemistry categories with overlapping R&D focus on novel modes of action.
• UPL Limited: India-headquartered global crop protection and seed company with one of the broadest post-patent and proprietary portfolios. Direct competitor particularly in Latin America and Asia, with growing biologicals presence through Natural Plant Protection.
• ADAMA: Israel-based (China ChemChina-owned) crop protection company offering post-patent herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides globally. Direct competitor in crop protection chemistry, particularly in commodity and generic active ingredients.
• Sumitomo Chemical: Japan-based diversified chemical company with a crop protection and seeds division that competes globally in synthetic chemistry, biorationals, and integrated pest management. Overlapping R&D pipelines and direct competition in Asian and Latin American markets.
• Nufarm: Australia-based crop protection company with global presence in herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, plus a growing seeds platform (Nuseed). Direct competitor in crop protection categories with similar geographic focus on Australia, Latin America, and Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Kumiai Chemical Industry: Japanese chemical manufacturer producing crop protection products and agricultural inputs with global distribution. Comparable as a crop protection chemistry competitor though smaller scale than Syngenta; serves as an example of Asian-based agrochemical peers.

Others

• Valagro (now part of Syngenta Group): Italian biostimulants and specialty plant nutrition company acquired by Syngenta Group. Listed as a peer given its identity as a now-internal biologicals platform; useful for understanding the biologicals capabilities within the broader Syngenta Group structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A12 records

Investments5 records

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