Singapore
16 June, 2010

Syngenta and Rallis India today announced a strategic agreement under which Syngenta will supply Rallis India with azoxystrobin, the world’s best selling fungicide. Rallis India currently supplies Syngenta with the fungicide hexaconazole and will continue to do so under this expanded partnership.

By leveraging the distribution channels of both companies, this arrangement will make azoxystrobin-based crop protection solutions more widely available and expand product choice for growers.

“This deal underscores our willingness to partner with strategic players to offer a wider choice for growers,” said Andrew Guthrie, Syngenta Asia Pacific’s Region Head of Crop Protection. “It fits with Syngenta’s culture of innovation which helps farmers around the region to meet the challenge of growing more with less.”

The active ingredient azoxystrobin was developed by Syngenta and is currently used on approximately 120 different crops in over 100 countries.

“Azoxystrobin plays an important role in helping the region meet the growing demand for more and better quality food,” said Mr. Guthrie. “Its effectiveness in tackling diseases in plants, thereby contributing to increasing the yield and quality of crops like rice, vegetable and fruits, is appreciated by farmers across Asia.”

Website: http://www.rallis.co.in

Published: June 16, 2010