Agric company, Syngenta, invests in new technologies to boost food security

Syngenta Zambia has invested in new innovations that will assist farmers improve their yields through access to quality new products, thereby boosting the country’s food security.

These new and improved solutions are meant to transform farmer yields at scale and increase their profitability in a way that creates sustainable value.

This is according to the Managing Director and Southern Africa Head, Given Mudenda, at the just ended Agritech Expo in Chisamba.

He said their focus at the Agritech Expo 2023 was to exhibit and demonstrate the latest agricultural technologies, products, and services as innovative solutions to the growing needs of farmers, while addressing the emerging unprecedented sustainable food demands.

“As an organisation, we are conscious that climate change, soil health and biodiversity has depleted. Agriculture is in a transformative era; meaning that what worked before is not working any more.

“Regenerative agriculture blends sustainable innovation with tradition by focusing on literal restoration of the soil health, the planet’s ecosystems and in return enhancing farms’ productivity and profitability,” Mudenda said.

He also reiterated the company’s commitment to engaging in impactful partnerships with other key players in the agricultural sector.

He pointed out the Ministry of Agriculture, regulators, Croplife, Zambia Seed Association, farmers including initiatives such as Agritech among others as partners the company was working with to transform local agriculture and steer it towards progressive and sustainable methods.

“We recognise that we cannot achieve these ambitions alone, and that farmers require holistic solutions, we continue to invest in innovative partnerships that address the multiple barriers faced by farmers,” Mudenda.

This years Agritech was held under the theme “Transforming growers’ productivity sustainably through regenerative agriculture, innovative solutions while partnering for impact.”

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