Hengde Qin

From personal experience to global agriculture.

About Syngenta Group

Syngenta Group is a global agricultural technology (AgTech) company, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, with over 50,000 employees in more than 90 countries. We deliver breakthroughs for farmers, in every field so they can meet the demands of modern agriculture. Through cutting-edge innovation, we help farmers to grow resilient, healthy crops that can feed an increasing global population, while also producing that food in a way that helps to improve our planet.

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A world leader in protecting crops, keeping plants safe from planting to harvesting.

Syngenta Crop Protection

One of the world's largest developers and producers of seeds.

Syngenta Seeds

A global leader in off-patent crop protection.

ADAMA

China's leading agricultural technology and innovation partner.

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Latest Press Releases

Jul 01, 2026

Syngenta Group Appoints Hengde Qin as Chief Executive Officer

June 24, 2026

Syngenta Group China partners with McDonald’s and McCain for a more sustainable potato supply chain

Jun 15, 2026

Syngenta signs MoU to be strategic partner in India’s first open-data agricultural ecosystem Annam.AI

May 20, 2026

Syngenta to divest its Flowers business into a Joint Venture with Dümmen Orange

Our Stories

Hengde Qin: From personal experience to global agriculture

For Hengde Qin, Syngenta Group CEO, the challenge of ensuring reliable access to food is rooted in personal experience.

A new partnership for a more sustainable potato supply chain

Learn how Syngenta, McDonald's China, and McCain are partnering to transform China's potato industry with sustainable farming and smart supply chain technology.

Europe finally chooses innovation

Europe’s adoption of the NGT regulation marks a major pro-innovation shift for plant breeding, opening a new chapter for farmers, scientists and the future of agriculture.

Syngenta partners in building India’s free AI-powered farm advisory platform

Syngenta signs on as a strategic partner in Annam.AI, India's bid to build a national agricultural intelligence backbone on open data.

When data connects, agriculture changes

Syngenta Group's Chief Data Officer explores how shifting from fragmented data collection to connected, AI-driven intelligence is revolutionizing the agricultural industry, empowering farmers of all sizes to sustainably feed a growing global population.