CROPS FOR CHANGE
CHANGE THE WORLD WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
"Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is the most powerful."
-Robert Shea
Agricultural Biotechnology
COMPANIES
Monsanto
Founder(s)and Year Founded: Founded by John F. Queeny in 1901.
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri
Mission Statement:
"Monsanto is a sustainable agriculture company. We deliver agricultural products that support farmers all around the world. We are focused on empowering farmers—large and small—to produce more from their land while conserving more of our world's natural resources such as water and energy... We also produce leading in-the-seed trait technologies for farmers, which are aimed at protecting their yield, supporting their on-farm efficiency and reducing their on-farm costs. We strive to make our products available to farmers throughout the world by broadly licensing our seed and trait technologies to other companies." -Monsanto.com
Overview of Key Products/Services:
Monsanto creates a wide array of genetically modified agricultural seeds (including canola, soybean, wheat, cotton, corn, sorghum, and sugar cane). Monsanto is also known for their agricultural and industrial weed control products (including Roundup Ready PLUS and Certainty Turf Herbicide).
DuPont Pioneer
Founder(s)and Year Founded: Founded by Henry Wallace in 1926.
Headquarters: Johnston, Iowa
Mission Statement:
"One thing that hasn't is our guiding principle – our success is based on our customers' success. That belief has helped us become a leading developer and supplier of plant genetics... We use the science of the lab and the land to maximize productivity and sustainability of the world's farmland... We strive to do what's right – operating with fairness, honesty and openness with all stakeholders from customers and business partners to employees and investors... We build long-term success with products that help growers exceed their goals and with programs that connect them to new markets and profit opportunities." -Pioneer.com
Overview of Key Products/Services:
DuPont Pioneer creates hybrid or genetically modified agricultural seeds - including varieties of corn, soybeans, alfalfa, sorghum, sunflowers, canola, and wheat.
Syngenta AG
Founder(s)and Year Founded: Although the roots of this company stretch back to 1758, it was officially founded by a merge between Novartis Agribusiness and AstraZeneca Agrochemicals in 2000.
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
Mission Statement:
"One of the unique things about Syngenta is that our actions and products can help address one of the planet’s most challenging dilemmas: how to grow more crops from less resources. That is why our ambition is to bring greater food security in an environmentally sustainable way to an increasingly populous world by creating a worldwide step-change in farm productivity... Through deploying our world-class science, we aim to transform the way crops are grown and look beyond yield. This includes novel go-to-market models, building in particular on our success in reaching new customers in emerging markets." -Syngenta.com
Overview of Key Products/Services:
Syngenta produces hybrid or genetically modified agricultural seeds such as cereals, corn, oilseeds, sugar beets, rice, soybeans, and specialty crops (like potatoes and coffee). The company also produces crop protection products including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and seed care technology.
Bayer Cropscience
Founder(s)and Year Founded: Bayer AG was founded by Friedrich Bayer and Johann Friedrich in 1863. Bayer Cropscience is a division of the company.
Headquarters: Monheim, Germany
Mission Statement:
"Bayer is an innovation-driven company with a long tradition in research and development. We leverage our expertise to address global challenges and aim to improve people’s lives around the world. Our Bayer Group mission 'Bayer: Science For A Better Life' is the foundation of what we at Bayer CropScience strive to achieve within the agricultural sector. Our contribution to society is based on helping to ensure an ample supply of high-quality food, feed, fiber and renewable raw materials." -Cropscience.bayer.com
Overview of Key Products/Services:
Bayer Cropscience produces hybrid and modified seeds such as cotton, fruit & vegetables, corn, oilseeds, rice, soy, wheat, sugar beets, and sugar cane. The company also produces crop protection products including fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and SeedGrowth.
Arcadia Biosciences
Founder(s)and Year Founded: Founded in 2002. Eric Rey is the current CEO and President.
Headquarters: Davis, California
Mission Statement:
"Arcadia Biosciences was founded in 2002 to pursue agriculture-based business opportunities that improve the environment and human health. Arcadia identifies and develops promising technologies. The company commercializes products from these technologies through channels that will deliver the most value to consumers, producers, our partners and our shareholders. We use a number of technology tools-both GM and non-GM-to develop our product portfolio, including precise genetic screening, advanced breeding techniques and genetic engineering." -Arcadiabio.com
Overview of Key Products/Services:
Arcadia Biosciences is currently developing products in categories such as nitrogen use efficient crops, water use efficient crops, salt tolerant plants, GLA safflower oil, and extended shelf-life produce.
