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• June 2022: A new variety of tropicalized lettuce is launched which is named Arunas RZ. This is expected to enhance the market share of the company.
• April 2022: East-West establishes a strong foothold in Brazil through the acquisition of Hortec Tecnologia de Sementes Ltd, a Brazilian vegetable seeds company based in Braganca Paulista, Sao Paulo. It has over 30 years of experience, with a strong portfolio of vegetable varieties like tomatoes and lettuce, and well-established seed production and processing capacity.
• February 2022: First CoAXium Soft White Winter Wheat Varieties have been launched by Limagrain Cereal Seeds.

• March 2022: Corteva introduced Inzent trait sorghum variety under brand pioneer. The variety will provide control of yield-depleting annual grasses such as foxtail, barnyardgrass and panicum.
• June 2020: S&W is collaborated with ADAMA to introduce the DoubleTeam grassy weed management system to the US sorghum market, which consists of ADAMA's proprietary herbicides and non-GMO, herbicide tolerant sorghum hybrids.
• April 2020: S&W has entered into a licensing agreement with the Agricultural Alumni Seed Improvement Association, to develop non-GMO, free trait in sorghum species that essentially eliminates the possibility of livestock death from hydrogen cyanide poisoning while grazing sorghum.

• June 2022: A new variety of tropicalized lettuce is launched which is named Arunas RZ. This is expected to enhance the market share of the company.
• April 2022: East-West establishes a strong foothold in Brazil through the acquisition of Hortec Tecnologia de Sementes Ltd, a Brazilian vegetable seeds company based in Braganca Paulista, Sao Paulo. It has over 30 years of experience, with a strong portfolio of vegetable varieties like tomatoes and lettuce, and well-established seed production and processing capacity.
• September 2021: Bayer launched an organic vegetable seeds portfolio enabling greater access to a certified organic market in Canada, US, Mexico, Spain, and Italy and Initial product offering will focus on key crops for greenhouse and glasshouse markets.

• June 2022: A new variety of tropicalized lettuce is launched which is named Arunas RZ. This is expected to enhance the market share of the company.
• May 2022: Corteva expanded its sunflower seed business in Europe with an investment of USD 14.1 million in the Afumati production facility in Romania to meet growing domestic and international demand from farmers for high-quality sunflower seeds.
• April 2022: BASF opened a new Center for Sustainable Agriculture, covering a broad range of topics from technology and innovation driving agriculture's productivity.

• October 2020: Barenbrug acquired the Jacklin Seed Company in the United States. Jacklin Seed has been a frontrunner in grass seed production and processing for many years which strenthened the company's portfolio.
• July 2020: The Royal Barenbrug Group established new laboratory for climate-resistant grass solutions, using seed technology in Nijmegen. The new laboratory is one of three Centres of Excellence for seed enhancement within the company's R&D department.
• July 2020: Barenbrug Australia Pty Ltd has made an agreement with Nuseed Pty Ltd. to license Nuseed's sorghum and sunflower germplasm portfolio and carry out R&D, plant breeding, and commercialization services. Nuseed grain sorghum, forage sorghum, sunflower sales, and distribution were also licensed to Barenbrug which strengthened its market presence in the country.

• July 2022: Corteva Agriscience, BASF and MS Technologies signed Agreement to to develop next-generation Enlist E3 soybeans with the nematode resistant soybean (NRS) trait for farmers in the United States and Canada.
• June 2022: A new variety of tropicalized lettuce is launched which is named Arunas RZ. This is expected to enhance the market share of the company.
• May 2022: Syngenta Canada has launched new Pelta seed pelleting technology for canola, which helps in optimizing seed size and uniformity, enabling improved singulation planter performance.

• December 2018: Bayer has launched Arize AZ 8433 DT, a dual trait hybrid rice variety with measurably improved tolerance to both Brown Plant Hopper and Bacterial Leaf Blight and it is the first available hybrid variety in the Philippines that offers tolerance to both of these harmful pests and bacterial disease.

• January 2023: Nouryon, a global leader in specialty chemicals, acquired ADOB, a prominent supplier of chelated micronutrients, fertilizers, and other specialized agricultural solutions in Poland. This strategic move enhances Nouryon's diverse crop nutrition portfolio and underscores its unwavering commitment to the agriculture and food sector. The acquisition enables the company to broaden its range of services and products for industry customers.
• March 2022: The Haifa Group acquired Horticoop Andina, a specialized wholesaler of agricultural nutritional products based in Quito, Ecuador. This acquisition allowed Haifa to expand its presence in Ecuador and the wider Latin American market, further solidifying its position as a global leader in advanced plant nutrition.
• December 2021: Nouryon expanded its office and research center in Mumbai, India, doubling its office space. This expansion is aimed at better serving local customers and supporting long-term growth initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region.

• May 2022: Tessenderlo Group successfully acquired assets from Fleuren Tankopslag B.V., a tank storage and transshipment company based in the port of Cuijk, Netherlands. This strategic move enhances their capacity to market and transport liquid fertilizer products throughout the region.
• October 2021: BTU Center inaugurated its fourth production line at the Ladyzhyn facility in Vinnitsia, Europe, effectively boosting production capabilities and enabling rapid response to the demands of European growers. This expansion reinforces the company's market presence and market share.
• August 2021: Compo Expert acquired a logistics hub and processing facility located in Patras, Greece, enhancing the company's ability to deliver responsive customer service in the Greek market.

• September 2022: Corteva Agriscience signed an agreement to acquire a biologicals-based company Symborg as a part of its strategy to expand its biologicals portfolio. This move would help Corteva Agriscience achieve its goal of becoming a global leader in the agricultural biological market.
• June 2022: Certis Biologicals and Novozymes, two leading agricultural biotechnology companies, collaborated to develop new technologies for highly effective fungal disease control. This collaboration will provide new solutions to row crop growers.