Syngenta is a foundation for sustainable agriculture whose stated goal is to improve the livelihoods of poor rural communities through sustainable agriculture by:

  • supporting well-targeted projects
  • helping to identify and promote good policies
  • improving access to research and technology
  • making knowledge and information more available
  • developing partnerships that increase impact and sustainability.

Its work focus areas are:

  • semiarid agriculture
  • natural resource management
  • biodiversity
  • access to technology.

Its website offers access to:

  • information on the foundation’s projects
  • background information on each of the focus areas
  • infocenter, which provides:
    • key information on each of the countries where Syngenta works: Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania and Niger
    • a directory of organisations working in the Sahel, and of development agencies
    • crop profiles of millet and sorghum
    • free access to speeches and publications produced by the foundation.

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