corteva agriscience

What corteva agriscience does

Corteva Agriscience develops and sells agricultural inputs for commercial farmers, smallholder and female farmers, and fruit and vegetable growers. Its supplied operating profile reports 10,000+ employees, headquarters in Indianapolis, United States, and a presence in more than 130 countries. Customer engagement combines direct field sales, agronomist support, authorized distributors, country websites, product finders, community programs, and the FarmFundi mobile app.

The portfolio spans Pioneer-branded seed varieties, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nitrogen stabilizers, biologicals, and digital agriculture tools. Technology evidence includes Zorvec, a novel fungicide chemistry for oomycete diseases; CRISPR-Cas gene editing for seed traits; and predictive use of purchase, geolocation, satellite, and field-operation data. The supplied materials do not disclose AI model architecture, model benchmarks, or a commercial launch date for the gene-editing work.

Revenue is generated mainly through sales of seeds, crop protection, and biological products; the supplied model classifies these as one-time transaction streams and digital tools as subscription recurring. Products move through authorized distributors and field representatives, while public pricing and contract values are undisclosed. The evidence supports a broad, multi-product go-to-market model but does not quantify segment or revenue mix. Primary.

Name

corteva agriscience

Legal name

Corteva Agriscience

Website

https://corteva.co.za

Company type

Public

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Corteva Agriscience develops and sells seeds, crop-protection chemicals, biologicals, and digital tools to commercial farmers, smallholders, and fruit and vegetable growers through distributors, field sales, and localized digital channels worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Seeds and Crop Protection

NAICS

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

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Row Crop Seeds (Corn, Soybean, Wheat, Rice, Cotton) (AFABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biological Seed Treatments & Inoculants (within Biologicals) (AFABAEAL), Seed Production & Multiplication (Contract Growing, Foundation/Certified Seed) (AFABAFAK)

Keywords

• Crop protection products
• Agricultural seed genetics
• Biological crop inputs
• Precision agriculture tools
• Agronomic advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Crop Protection Products: Sale of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and nitrogen stabilizers for agricultural use. Products include well-known brands like Lorsban, Lannate, Tanos, Curzate, Zorvec Encantia, Tracer, Closer, and Delegate.
2. Seeds: Sale of improved seed varieties including Pioneer brand corn, soybean, and other crop seeds. Seeds business inherited from DuPont Pioneer.
3. Digital Solutions: Digital tools and platforms including FarmFundi app, product finders, and precision agriculture offerings.
4. Biologicals: Biostimulant products like BlueN that work with crops' natural processes for enhanced yield and sustainability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Corteva Agriscience develops and sells agricultural seeds, crop-protection chemicals, biological products, nitrogen-management solutions and digital agronomy tools. Its portfolio includes Pioneer corn seeds, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nitrogen stabilizers, BlueN biostimulant and the FarmFundi farmer app.

Product overview

Corteva Agriscience offers an integrated portfolio of agricultural solutions consisting of crop protection products (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nitrogen stabilizers), seeds (Pioneer® corn seed varieties with Lumigen® seed technology), biologicals (BlueN™ biostimulant), and digital tools (FarmFundi App). The crop protection portfolio includes well-known brands like Closer®, Delegate®, Tracer®, Curzate®, Zorvec® Encantia®, and Tanos® fungicides. The company also develops proprietary active ingredients such as Zorvec® active (novel oomycete fungicide class) and Rinskor™ (Green Chemistry Award-winning herbicide). Products target a wide range of crops including maize/corn, citrus, grapes, potatoes, tomatoes, tree nuts, cereals, and pome/stone fruits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pioneer: Seed brand offering maize and other crop seeds
• FarmFundi
• Zorvec
• Closer
• Delegate
• Tracer
• Hit
• Curzate
• Tanos
• Encantia

Products and services

• Closer® 240 SC An insecticide for controlling pests on various crops, including tomatoes.
• Delegate® 250 WG An insecticide for controlling pests on various crops, including tomatoes.
• Tracer® 480 SC A suspension concentrate contact and stomach insecticide for controlling pests on citrus, grape, pome and stone fruit crops, including the registered treatment of Spotted Wing Drosophila/Vinegar Fly.
• Hit® 500 SC A fungicide for controlling diseases on various crops, including tomatoes.
• Curzate® 600 WG A water-dispersible granule fungicide with locally systemic properties that provides preventive and curative control of downy mildew on table and wine grapes and late blight on potatoes and tomatoes; it contains Cymoxanil.
• Zorvec® Encantia® A fungicide based on Zorvec Active that controls diseases caused by oomycete pathogens and is designed to provide consistent, longer-lasting potato disease control; it becomes rainfast within 20 minutes and provides three to four more days of disease control than competing products.
• Tanos® A preventive and curative, translaminar systemic fungicide for controlling late blight and early blight on potatoes and tomatoes, with stem blight control and rainfastness.
• Zorvec® Active The first active ingredient in a novel fungicide class for controlling diseases caused by oomycetes; it works systemically in plants, protects new growth, is rainfast within 20 minutes and provides up to 10 days of protection in potatoes at 12-20 grams per hectare.
• BlueN™ A biostimulant that provides biological nitrogen-management capabilities intended to improve crop yield and quality.
• The FarmFundi App A mobile application for farmers to access Corteva products, spray calendars, agricultural information and digital tools.
• Pioneer® Corn Seeds (P4163, P4567, P4546, P3875, P4466) Pioneer-branded corn seed varieties developed using corn breeding technology for Thailand and other markets.
• Lumigen® Seed Technology A seed-treatment technology brand for enhancing seed performance and crop protection.
• Rinskor™ An active ingredient used in rice herbicides that won the 2018 Green Chemistry Challenge Award for its innovative and environmentally beneficial chemistry.
• Nitrogen Stabilizers Products designed to improve nitrogen management, protect crops and the environment and support sustainable farming practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zorvec provides 3-4 more days of disease control compared to competitive products
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) - Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2021Corteva partners with GIBS' Entrepreneurship Development Academy to implement the Women Agripreneur Programme, a 12-month hybrid course providing entrepreneurial, business and leadership skills to women farmers. First cohort of 30 women enrolled in April 2021 at GIBS Illovo campus in Johannesburg.
• Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to help farmers grow food more sustainably while protecting water quality. Project accelerates environmental sustainability, soil health, and nutrient management practices in the Mississippi River watershed.
• Pheasants Forever and National 4-H CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support monarch butterfly and pollinator habitat at locations across the United States. Programme engages 4-H youth to help increase pollinator habitat and support biodiversity.
• Ducks UnlimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to enhance wildlife habitat by donating surplus sunflower seed production. Programme provides small grain food plots for wildlife from strips of acre or more of white milo or mixed plantings.
• DanonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarming for Generations initiative with Danone and six other food chain leaders. Partnership identifies and shares best practices and innovations to support dairy farmers in addressing environmental and health challenges.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KWS Saat: European seed specialist competing most directly with Corteva's Pioneer corn and sugarbeet seed business. Strong overlap in row crop seed breeding and trait development.
• Bayer Crop Science: Division of Bayer AG that directly competes with Corteva across the full seeds, crop protection, and digital agriculture stack, including its own proprietary traits and chemistries. Closest 1:1 peer given similar global scale and integrated portfolio.
• Syngenta Group: Global crop protection and seeds competitor with overlapping chemistries (fungicides, herbicides, insecticides) and seed brands. Owned by Sinochem; competes head-to-head with Corteva in row crops, specialty crops, and digital platforms.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Competes directly with Corteva in fungicides (including its own oomycete and SDHI chemistry portfolios), herbicides, and seed-applied technologies. A core direct peer given comparable chemical R&D capabilities and global footprint.
• FMC Corporation: Pure-play crop protection company that competes with Corteva in insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Highly comparable as a focused ag inputs player, though without a major proprietary seed business.
• ADAMA Agricultural Solutions: One of the world's leading off-patent crop protection companies, competing with Corteva on generic and post-patent insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides across the same farmer customer base.
• UPL Limited: Global crop protection and seed company with significant presence in row crops and specialty crops. Directly comparable as a broad-spectrum ag inputs competitor, particularly in emerging markets.
• Sumitomo Chemical (AgroSolutions): Japanese chemical conglomerate with crop protection and biorational businesses competing with Corteva in crop protection chemistries, including novel insecticide and fungicide classes across global markets.

Emerging players

• Novonesis (Novozymes): Global leader in biological ag inputs (microbial inoculants, biostimulants), directly competing with Corteva's BlueN biostimulant and broader biologicals pipeline. Emerging strategic peer as biologicals become a larger share of the inputs market.

Regional players

• Nufarm Limited: Australia-headquartered crop protection company competing with Corteva in herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, primarily across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Overlapping portfolio but with more limited seed exposure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/CortevaZA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corteva
• Instagraminstagram.com/cortevasouthafrica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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