Syngenta Report May 2024 | Page 9

SYNGENTA GROUP
An ambitious mission As for Syngenta Group , its mission statement does not hold back , with a vision that if ‘ farmers are prosperous , agriculture becomes more sustainable and consumers have safe , healthy and nutritious food ’.
Gerardo says : “ At Syngenta Group , we work with large or small farmers to address the different challenges that we are facing . And today , as we know , the challenge is about crop productivity .
“ We have more and more people in the world , so how do we increase that crop productivity and also crop health ? That ’ s also very important .”
He adds : “ Our mission in Syngenta Group is to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture , creating long-term sustainable value for customers , employees and people around the world – and the most geographical and culturally diverse business in the field .”
“ We are looking at technology and how we can leverage the power of data to help farmers feed the world in a sustainable way for the future .”
Syngenta Group was created in June 2020 , to unite the power of the four business units that were pulled together – Syngenta Crop Protection , Syngenta Seeds , ADAMA and Syngenta Group China .
Each has different specialisms and , by uniting them , Syngenta Group ’ s aim is to produce an oversight of and expertise in all aspects of the agricultural innovation industry .
Gerardo explains that this gives Syngenta Group sharp insight into the industry ’ s problems and potential solutions .
Accelerate – by word and by deed Gerardo ’ s indirect procurement team of some 200 people located in 32 countries took centre stage when Syngenta Group introduced its Accelerate Programme . The programme was a three-year business-led initiative driven by indirect procurement , with the aim of doubling the productivity gains that were being delivered before it began . It also aimed to embed a ‘ productivity mindset ’ across the entire company .
Gerardo says : “ The programme was set up as a call to action to get people , not only in indirect procurement , but outside in the
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