Syngenta welcomes you to the IFAJ Congress 2024 in Switzerland 

 

 

Jeff Rowe is Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta Group, which is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

 

"Dear participant, dear colleague,

 

A warm welcome to Switzerland, the home of Syngenta!

 

We are delighted to see you attend this year’s IFAJ Congress.

 

Our industry is facing two major challenges: food security and climate change, and there is no industry — no livelihood — that has a bigger role to play than agriculture.

 

The IFAJ is an umbrella organization of guilds, associations of agricultural journalists, and communicators. It is an open platform that together with its members, plays a critical role in ensuring farmers receive the respect they need to carry out their work and deliver on their mission to feed the world with healthy, affordable, and nutritious food.

 

At Syngenta, we are committed to playing our part in this effort. We have strong Swiss roots and are an innovation powerhouse with more than 60,000 employees around the world and over 150 research and development hubs globally.

 

Every year we invest $2 billion in R&D across seeds, crop protection, biologicals, crop nutrition and digital innovations – so farmers around the world have the latest tools they need to grow crops in any conditions.

 

These include new technologies that enable crops to resist destructive pests and diseases, biological solutions that help fight drought and heat stress, as well as improved seed varieties with stronger root systems that can withstand floods and high winds.

 

We also believe that artificial intelligence and quantum computing will play a major role in helping to improve soil health and optimize application of inputs in the future.

 

We wish you a successful IFAJ Congress and I and my Syngenta colleagues look forward to connecting with you personally over the next few days.

 

Best regards,

 

Jeff Rowe, CEO Syngenta Group

 

About CLAAS

 

CLAAS is a family business founded in 1913 and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery. The company, with Head Office in Harsewinkel, Westphalia, is the European market leader for forage harvesters. CLAAS dominates the European market in another core segment as well – combine harvesters. CLAAS also holds the top spots in global agricultural technology with its tractors as well as its agricultural balers and grassland harvesting machines. Cutting-edge agricultural information technology also forms part of its product range. CLAAS employs more than 12,000 staff worldwide and generated a turnover of 6.1 billion euros in 2023.

About fenaco cooperative

 

fenaco is an agricultural cooperative based on a 150-year-old idea. It is owned by 153 LANDIs and their 42,000 members, including over 23,000 active Swiss farmers. As a supplier, fenaco offers farmers a wide range of products, services and technologies they need for sustainable, efficient and market-oriented farming, regardless of the production method. As a marketing partner, it ensures that high-quality, Swiss-produced food gets to the customer — from fruit and vegetables to potatoes, grains, eggs, meat and beverages. Some of fenaco’s most well-known brands include the feed manufacturer UFA, the fertilizer distributor LANDOR, the beverage manufacturer RAMSEIER Suisse, the winery Provins, the meat processor Ernst Sutter, the retail companies Volg and LANDI as well as the energy supplier AGROLA.

About School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL

 

The School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL is a school of Bern University of Applied Sciences. It continuously adapts its teaching, research, consulting, and continuing education offerings in the fields of agricultural, forest and food sciences to the new developments in the economy and society.

 

In the area of agriculture, BFH-HAFL offers a bachelor's and a master's program. Through its applied research, BFH-HAFL develops comprehensive solutions for current problems and future challenges. Agricultural research groups cover the following subjects:

 

·        Soils and Geoinformation

·        Sustainability and Circular Economy

·        Plant Production and Biodiversity

·        Grasslands and Ruminant Production Systems

·        Livestock and Horses

·        Rural Economics and Sociology

 

·        International Agriculture and Rural Development

 

Videos

 

BFH-HAFL bachelor’s program in agriculture:

 

German: https://youtu.be/p-h3vURK1FM?si=DPm3ZwmfVd8Jbi3b

French: https://youtu.be/S5tQg2SJlWo?si=TjkaNxLWdKgZkkML

 

BFH-HAFL master’s program in agricultural sciences:

 

German with English subtitles: https://youtu.be/qIEhrca4RF8?si=FQtV8KBt2xvymUeK

About LID

 

The LID connects city and countryside.

 

• Media: We provide media professionals and other interested parties with information and background information on the agriculture and food industry. All published articles can be used free of charge by the media. 
• Schools: We help teachers to present the topic of food and agriculture to students in a high-quality way. 
• Farmers: We support and motivate farming families and organizations with ideas and practical public relations work.