Monsanto says both suits are frivolous and accuses Syngenta of inappropriately exploiting Monsanto technology.
However, the work has been questioned by the primary producers of atrazine, the Swiss-based agrochemical giant Syngenta.
In a patent-infringement suit it alleges that the rights to that technology could not be transferred from Bayer to Syngenta.
Monsanto's competitors, the Swiss Syngenta and the German Bayer, also contract with farmers in India to produce seed.
Two companies that are set to benefit from this situation are Monsanto Co (US) and Syngenta AG (Switzerland).
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Surely this represents a new avenue of research for biotechnology giants such as Monsanto and Syngenta.
For Syngenta, the journal made an exception, because the company was concerned about other firms exploiting its data.
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Instead, Syngenta has agreed to make its sequence available on its website, subject to users registering with the company.
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The company also competes with other global seed giants such as Monsanto and Syngenta in its agriculture and nutrition-based products.
Historically, firms such as Monsanto and Syngenta, which had their origins in agrochemicals, saw farmers, not shoppers, as their main customers.
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There have been a number of studies showing that the chemicals, made by Bayer and Syngenta, do have negative impacts on bees.
By making it straightforward to license patented traits, Syngenta can support GE innovation while concurrently reducing the growing risk of gene piracy.
"Our contracts require payment of minimum wage, " says Anne Burt, a spokesperson, adding that Syngenta has a strict policy against child labor.
Syngenta's Bt-11 is the first of around 30 such products awaiting approval.
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Basel is also home to a booming chemical and pharmaceutical industry, home to the headquarters of Novartis, Roche, Ciba and Syngenta, among others.
Monsanto, Syngenta and Bayer, all working under the glare of labor monitors like Glocal, are grappling with ways to prevent the abuse of children.
In May 2004 Syngenta acquired from Bayer the rights to produce corn seed that can tolerate the herbicide glyphosate, providing the same protection against weeds as Roundup.
With an organization as large as Syngenta, change will take time.
Syngenta, another competitor, is down less than 10% for the year.
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Fortunately, Monsanto's slide on Wednesday didn't extend to its peers, as shares of Dow Chemical increased 0.4%, Mosaic 1.5%, Syngenta 0.6%, though DuPont slipped 0.2%.
If you think grain is headed for a higher plateau, Grice recommends looking at stocks like Bunge, Archer Daniels Midland, Yara International, Agrium, Syngenta and Monsanto.
The share performance of Syngenta, a new agricultural technology company spun out of Novartis and AstraZeneca, which comes to market later this month, will be an important test.
In contrast Syngenta is higher by 12.21% and Monsanto 7.09%.
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It has been set up by UAP Insurance of Kenya, Safaricom, Kenya's biggest mobile-network operator, and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, part of a big Swiss agribusiness group.
But DuPont will continue to face stiff competition from other giants such as Syngenta AG, Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences , who are aiming at Asia-Pacific to grow aggressively as well.
In the neighboring states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat, you find children producing genetically modified seeds for such vegetables as okra, tomatoes, chilies and eggplant, in the service of Syngenta, says Venkateshwarlu.
Likewise, although Dow Chemical and DuPont have strong agriculture divisions, companies specializing in agrochemicals and biotech crops increasingly stand alone: look at Monsanto and Syngenta , both of which were spun off from pharmaceuticals firms.
With the world heading towards a population of nine billion, Syngenta has come to realize that the only way to feed everyone is to foster as much innovation in food systems and technology as possible.
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