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April 2010: Syngenta (East Africa)

Background:

Syngenta East Africa business is managed out of a hub office in Nairobi, Kenya and is supported by representative offices in Dar-es-salaam and Arusha, Tanzania and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The countries covered are Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Rwanda and Burundi.

Syngenta East Africa Limited strives to bring “plant potential to life” through innovative solutions to maximize yields, enhance quality and limit post harvest losses. Syngenta’s quality brands and crop solutions are all available ex-warehouse in Nairobi, Kenya. For countries with different labeling requirements, arrangements are available for supply directly from Europe.

Our purpose - Bringing Plant Potential to Life:

The potential of plants is at the heart of what we do. Through living our purpose we are able to contribute to the quality and vitality of life and grow our business.

Our ambition:

To build one of the world’s great companies admired for its:

• Contribution to the health and quality of life
• Leadership in innovation
• Dedication to customers
• Reputation as employer of choice
• Sustainable high financial performance

Our values:

1) Innovation - Discovering new solutions

• Fostering the creativity of our people and our customers
• Delivering breakthrough ideas in science and business
• Always seeking a better way

2) Intensity - Creating a winning edge

• Focusing our passion and energy
• Mobilizing a can-do approach
• Reinforcing relationships and building new partnerships

3) Health - Growing responsibly

• Releasing the vitality and potential of our people
• Demonstrating a profound respect for nature and the environment
• Contributing to the quality of life

4) Performance - Achieving excellence

• Delivering high quality results by achieving results by benchmark standards
• Keeping financial promises
• Taking accountability for our work, conducted in a safe and ethical way.

Our products:

1) Selective Herbicides – Dual Gold; Lumax; Krismat; Primagram Gold; Servian; Topik

2) Non Selective Herbicides – Gramoxone; Touchdown

3) Insecticides – Actara; Actellic Dust; Avid; Chess; Dynamec 1.8 EC; Karate 2.5 WG; Karate Zeon; Match; Pegasus 500 SC; Pirimor; Polytrin P 440; Trigard

4) Fungicides – Alto; Amistar; Artea; Daconil; Folio Gold; Ortiva; Score; Tilt; Switch; Thiovit Jet; Ridomil Gold

5) Professional Products
a) Seed treatment – Cruiser; Dividend
b) Public health – Actellic 25 EC; ICON; ICONET

6) Seeds – SC Duma 41; SC Duma 43; SC Punda Milia

Contact us:

Syngenta (East Africa) Limited

Managing Director & Region Head:
Mr. Andy Watt
Mogadishu Road, Industrial Area,
P. O. Box 30393 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone:+254 20 55 25 15
Fax: +254 20 53 27 53
E-mail : andy.watt@syngenta.com

Regional Sales & Marketing Manager:
Mr. Neil Mitchelmore
Mogadishu Road, Industrial Area,
P. O. Box 30393 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone:+254 20 55 25 15
Fax: +254 20 53 27 53
E-mail : neil.mitchelmore@syngenta.com

Tanzania

Syngenta Agro Services AG
Country Manager: Mr. Ernest Massae
Maktaba Street, Patel Building
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Phone: +255 22 211 32 10
Fax:     +255 22 211 23 39
E-mail: ernest.massae@syngenta.com

Ethiopia

Syngenta Agro Services AG
Country Manager: Mr. Seifu Rikiti
1st Floor, EECMY Building, Jomo Kenyatta Avenue
P. O. Box 5939, Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia
Phone: +251 11 515 8723
Fax:     +251 11 515 8667
E-mail: seifu.rikiti@syngenta.com

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