Syngenta AG, an agribusiness company, operates in crop protection and seeds businesses worldwide. It operates in three segments: Crop Protection, Seeds, and Business Development. The Crop Protection segment offers herbicides, primarily for corn, cereals, soybean and rice; fungicides for cereals, fruits, grapes, rice, soybean, and vegetables; insecticides for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; and professional products, such as seed treatments, products for public health, and products for turf and ornamentals. It focuses on various corps, including corn, cereals, soybean, fruits and vegetables, oilseeds, sugar beets, rice and cotton, and turf and ornamentals. The company markets these products through independent distributors and dealers, agricultural consultants, and growers. The Seeds segment develops, produces, and markets seeds and plants based on advanced genetics and related technologies. This segment offers approximately 100 product lines, including vegetables, flowers, corn, cereals, sugar beet, and sunflower. The company markets these products worldwide under NK, GOLDEN HARVEST, GARST, HILLESHÖG, S&G, and ROGERS brand names. The Business Development segment offers a sugar beet suitable for cultivation in tropical climates in India. It also has various products under development, including VipCot for improved resistance to insects; and Amylase corn for use in the production of ethanol. Syngenta has operations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, and North America. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.