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                    [ArticleID] => 1549690
                    [Title] => ChemChina offers $43B for Swiss pesticide giant Syngenta
                    [Summary] => 

A Chinese state-owned chemical maker offered to buy Swiss pesticide giant Syngenta for $43 billion in what would be the biggest-ever foreign acquisition by a Chinese company.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-04 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1506733 [Title] => Asean integration to set standards for GM crop farms [Summary] =>

The establishment of an Asean Economic Community, which aims to create a single market and production base, is seen to facilitate the laying down of “common standards” for genetically-modified crops in the region.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-03 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1496502 [Title] => Genetically-engineered corn yields benefits for farmers [Summary] =>

The Philippines is a showcase for the improved productivity brought by genetically-modified corn technology for Vietnam as it starts the commercial planting of GM corn this year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-05 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/agriculture/20150906/Genetically-Engineered-Corn-1.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1253746 [Title] => Valmayor heads Syngenta NE Asia [Summary] =>

Swiss-based global agribusiness leader, Syngenta recently announced its decision to assign the head of its Philippine operations to lead its growth and market expansion strategy for the Northeast Asian market.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 653459 [Title] => Syngenta puts up $8-million seed plant in Pangasinan [Summary] =>

Syngenta Philippines has invested $8 million on a new seed processing plant in Binalonan, Pangasinan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 627641 [Title] => Building a platform for Philippine economic lift off [Summary] =>

All over the world, many countries have uncovered the tenet that a stable and sustainable rural economy makes for a strong and vibrant country.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136143 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1420314 [AuthorName] => Jose Valmayor President and CEO of Syngenta Philippines, Inc. [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 318024 [Title] => Agri firm sees better sales this yr [Summary] => Syngenta Philippines Inc., the second largest crop protection company in the Philippines, expects a turnaround performance in 2006 after poor weather and higher production costs resulted in tepid sales last year.

"We’re definitely gunning for a bigger market share this year. Indicators point to more favorable weather this year, along with increased economic activities which we expect to redound to increased farm production," said Syngenta president Edgar Juan Surtida.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 314156 [Title] => Firm finds answer to rodent woes [Summary] => To prevent losses in agriculture and industrial businesses, world agri-business leader Syngenta unveiled the newest addition to its portfolio called Klerat, a UK-manufactured rodenticide that is specially designed for tropical countries like the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312679 [Title] => 2 types of corn hybrids recommended for M’danao [Summary] => Two types of corn hybrids have been recommended for Western Mindanao (Region 9).

These are the single-cross (SC) hybrids and the three-way-cross (TWC).

The TC hybrid is a cross between the inbred (traditional) lines while the TWC is a cross between a single-cross and an inbred line.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 308966 [Title] => GMOs and human health [Summary] => A natural genetic material that is modified by inserting a synthetic material produces a genetically modified organism (GMO). That is how GM crops are grown for food and feed, for fiber and for a range of pharmaceutical and industrial products in the latest offerings, if we don’t manage to stop it.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096447 [AuthorName] => Antonio M. Claparols [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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