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                    [ArticleID] => 1253746
                    [Title] => Valmayor heads Syngenta NE Asia
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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] => ) [1] => 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] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336494 [Title] => Farmers bat for lower prices of genetically-modified corn seeds [Summary] => Farmers planting the genetically-engineered Bt corn are asking seed producers to make planting materials more affordable.

A study by the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP) show that while more corn farmers are adopting Bt corn since its commercial release in 2002, majority still find planting materials very expensive.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => 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] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291654 [Title] => BPI okays 4th GMO corn variety for commercial production [Summary] => The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) recently approved for commercial production the fourth biotech corn variety known as "stacked-trait corn" or Mon810/NK developed by Monsanto Philippines.

According to the BPI, the stacked-train corn is a superior variety, since it is both resistant to insects while tolerant with herbicides.

Through genetic engineering, the company introduced the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) gene that enables the corn plant to resist the attacks of Asiatic corn borer, a dreaded insect pest that can cause as much as 80-percent yield reduction. [DatePublished] => 2005-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266850 [Title] => Syngenta ties up with Bukidnon farmers in soil conservation proj [Summary] => As its initial pilot site for its soil conservation project, Syngenta Philippines Inc., a leading crop solutions provider, signed a three-year cooperation agreement with the Lantapan Landcare Association (LLCA) on the Lantapan Landcare Sustainable Agriculture Project.

The project, which aims to improve productivity, protect the soil and agricultural biodiversity, also plays as Syngenta’s pilot site for its Gramoxone Sagip-Lupa Soil Conservation Project.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266954 [Title] => Syngenta ties up with Bukidnon farmers in soil conservation proj [Summary] => As its initial pilot site for its soil conservation project, Syngenta Philippines Inc., a leading crop solutions provider, signed a three-year cooperation agreement with the Lantapan Landcare Association (LLCA) on the Lantapan Landcare Sustainable Agriculture Project.

The project, which aims to improve productivity, protect the soil and agricultural biodiversity, also plays as Syngenta’s pilot site for its Gramoxone Sagip-Lupa Soil Conservation Project.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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