Syngenta Crop Protection is one of the leading worldwide agribusinesses committed to sustainable agriculture through research and technology. The company offers weed, insect and disease control products designed to make growers and ranchers more successful. Its products include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, plant activators and seed treatments. Syngenta spends nearly $700 million per year on research efforts to develop better solutions for agriculture. The company s worldwide headquarters are in Basel, Switzerland, and its North American crop protection business is based in Greensboro, N.C. Syngenta, through its subsidiaries such as Syngenta Crop Protection, has nearly 20,000 employees in 90 countries throughout the world.