Syngenta is one of the most relevant agribusiness companies in the world. It was created in 2000 as a result of the merger of the agricultural divisions of Novartis (Switzerland) and AstraZeneca (United Kingdom), although its business roots date back to 1758 with the chemical firm founded by Johann Rudolf Geigy in Basel. Over three centuries, mergers with Ciba, Sandoz, and other companies followed, consolidating Syngenta's technological and genetic strength. In 2017, the company was acquired by ChemChina for approximately $43 billion, a historic operation that until that moment was the largest international purchase made by a Chinese firm. In 2020, the Syngenta Group was born, a global holding company with legal headquarters in Shanghai and operations from Switzerland, integrating Syngenta AG, Adama Ltd., and the agricultural divisions of Sinochem and ChemChina. The group employs more than 56,000 people in over 90 countries. It presents more than 10,000 active patents in seeds, ...