Tag "Syngenta"
34 applicants received seed in the Food Avalanche program
Date: 2018-05-09 11:05:33
Thirty-four local governments, educational institutions and NGOs received seed in the Food Avalanche program of the Civil Compass Foundation and Syngenta. Potatoes and various vegetables have been sown on some...
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Syngenta sells some of its seed business in India
Date: 2018-04-10 11:01:16
The Swiss Syngenta sold a part of its seed business in India. Selling prices for the business were not disclosed – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The Indian Crystal Crop Protection announced today...
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The Food Avalanche program awaits the applications until 28 February
Date: 2018-02-15 11:23:03
The 2018 Food Avalanche program of the Civil Compass Foundation and Syngenta has been launched. Local governments, educational institutions and NGOs can also apply for multi-million HUF worth vegetable seeds...
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Syngenta’s drought tolerant maize tested in the desert is available in Hungary
Date: 2018-01-17 11:15:00
This year, Syngenta’s new, worldwide tested drought tolerant corn hybrids are also available in Hungary. The Artesian Technology opens a new chapter in the company’s ever-growing corn portfolio. “Syngenta places...
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Syngenta’s employees help disabled yong people with their Christmas collections
Date: 2017-12-21 11:04:02
Syngenta’s employees offered more than half a million forints at the company’s Christmas collection. The amount will fund the All-Life Foundation of the the Kaposvár Disabled Young People. Photo: Turjányi...
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The Syngenta’s Ócsa vegetables are sown from India to Brazil
Date: 2017-09-11 11:30:01
Syngenta’s predecessor, the Sandoz Seeds, inaugurated the company’s Oceans Vegetable Research Institute on 2.5 acres thirty years ago, in 1987, where professionals now work on nearly ten times larger area...
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There is a strong demand for sweetcorn in Europe
Date: 2017-08-15 11:40:53
This year, about half a million tons of sweetcorn to be processed by the processors. With this quantity, Hungary is the world’s second largest sweetcorn producer after the United States....
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Grapes are in vigorous condition before the harvest
Date: 2017-07-27 11:23:52
The vintage begins within weeks. Despite the weather extremes, grapes are in vigorous condition in most of the cultivated areas – according to Syngenta’s panorama. According to experts, attention should...
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China approved the ChemChina-Syngenta merger
Date: 2017-05-15 11:00:29
China approved the upcoming ChemChina-Syngenta merger, and shortly thereafter India has given its blessing as well, so new obstacles were removed before the Chinese-Swiss chemical megafusion -agrarszektor.hu wrote. ChemChina’s takeover...
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The European Commission has authorized the acquisition of Syngenta for ChemChina
Date: 2017-04-05 11:03:49
The European Commission on Wednesday authorized the purchase of Syngenta for ChemChina China National Chemical company. The China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) group won European Union antitrust approval for its...
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Syngenta is responding to the challenges with innovation
Date: 2017-01-19 11:34:50
Syngenta presented its 2017 arable offerings to more than 1,500 farmers across the country. From this year the company is expanding its market-leading sunflower portfolio and new stress resistant corn...
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The offerings of the Syngenta employees will be used to develop children
Date: 2016-12-21 11:02:45
Syngenta has organized a Christmas fundraising action. The toys and tools bought from the offerings of the company's employees will be used in the member institution of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County...
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The Syngenta continues to expand its regional financial center in Budapest
Date: 2016-12-08 11:27:59
The Syngenta continues to expand its regional financial center in Budapest by recruiting a number of new professionals. The staff of the financial center will be responsible for regional planning...
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The Food Avalanche Programme helped to five thousand families
Date: 2016-12-01 11:14:53
The Food Avalanche Programme of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and Syngenta took place in fifty-three settlements this year. The local authorities and civil societies that took part in the...
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Hungarian cabbage farmers face a difficult year
Date: 2016-10-10 11:52:27
Hungarian cabbage farmers are facing a difficult year in 2016: this year a series of diseases decimated the crops, the market price is lower than before, while its hard to...
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Hungarian sweet corn is popular in Europe
Date: 2016-08-17 11:22:24
Half a million tons of corn will be transported to the production plants this year. As it was said at Syngenta’s event in Hajdúszoboszló: a large part of the crops...
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The British agriculture after the Brexit
Date: 2016-07-11 11:05:19
Cheap labor may lost, but regulations will be more permissive. For the time being only guessing is taking place about the future of the British farmer after the Brexit. The...
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Syngenta: now farmers need to pay attention to the arable crops
Date: 2016-06-09 11:26:38
Wheat, corn and sunflowers are all in promising developmental stages. It is projected that colza will also be promising this year. But the farmers really need to pay attention now,...
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Syngenta’s International Photo Contest focuses on sustainable growth
Date: 2016-05-23 11:14:27
The works of Hungarian photographers can also be submitted until August 22 to the third Syngenta International Photo Contest. This time the theme of the Photo Contest will be sustainable...
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There will be enough Hungarian tomatoes and peppers on the market this year
Date: 2016-05-13 11:40:24
Hungarian tomatoes and peppers are available for weeks. As it was said at the professional day of Syngenta and the Árpád Agrár Zrt. in Szentes: according to forecasts a sufficient...
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Tokaj came out on top at the National Syngenta Wine Competition
Date: 2016-03-09 11:12:16
The wineries of the Tokaj wine region were the best at the National Syngenta Wine Competition. Five out of the best twelve wines were from the Tokaj wine region, but...
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No recovery is expected this year in the canned and frozen vegetables sector
Date: 2016-02-17 11:52:08
This year, experts do not expect a rise in the cultivation of sweet corn, green peas and green beans that are mainly sold on export markets. The decrease is due...
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Chinese may buy Syngenta
Date: 2016-02-03 11:10:41
China National Chemical Corp. is nearing an agreement to buy Swiss pesticide-and-seeds-maker Syngenta AG for about 43.7 billion francs ($42.8 billion) as the state-backed company extends its buying spree with...
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The Food Avalanche Program awaits the applications of active communities
Date: 2016-01-29 11:17:20
The Food Avalanche Program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and the Syngenta Food Programme expects the applications of local governments, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations until 18 February. The...
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Syngenta is celebrating its 15th anniversary
Date: 2016-01-26 11:20:32
Syngenta’s jubilee year is hallmarked by new sunflower and corn hybrids, promising better than ever yields, excellent wheat seeds, complex plant protection product portfolio, expanded Contivo ™ advisory system. The...
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Syngenta’s employees donated to a children's home
Date: 2015-12-22 11:10:09
The employees of Syngenta collected more than two hundred thousand HUF before Christmas. From the donations, Christmas presents were purchased to children with disabilities who are taken care by the...
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Syngenta’s sunflower portfolio is even more promising
Date: 2015-12-10 11:08:06
Syngenta sunflower hybrids are cultivated on more than three hundred thousand hectares every year in Hungary, making sure the company retains its market leading position. The company's forecasts reveals that...
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The Food Avalanche helped to fourteen thousand people
Date: 2015-12-07 11:25:21
One hundred and seventy tons of crops were harvested this year, from the lands of 52 governmental and non-profit organizations within the program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and...
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Food Avalanche won the first prize for the most successful partnership cooperation
Date: 2015-10-02 11:30:38
The Food Avalanche program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and the Syngenta received the first prize in the category of the most successful partnerships at the Social Investment Awards...
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Winter wheat world record with Syngenta
Date: 2015-09-17 11:18:56
Lincolnshire farmer Tim Lamyman has beaten the world winter wheat yield record by harvesting a whopping 16.5 t/ha from a brand new variety in his first year growing it. Farming...
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