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The company also prides itself
in research and education. With
hundreds of facilities around the globe
dedicated to supporting their work
most of these include fields, labs,
research centers and offices.
Moreover, most of the company’s sales
employees take to the road to help
bring local farmers a custom mix of
products and services to support them
and help their fields thrive.
Monsanto is a sustainable agriculture
company that delivers agricultural
products that support farmers all
around the world.
The company is focused of farmer
empowerment, both large and small
scale with a view to producing more
from their land while conserving the
world’s natural resources such as
water and energy.
This is achieved through their leading
seed brands in crops like corn, cotton,
oilseeds and fruits and vegetables. The
company is also known to produce
leading in-the-seed trait technologies
for farmers, which are aimed at
protecting their yield, supporting their
on-farm efficiency and reducing their
on-farm costs.
Monsanto strives to make their
products available to farmers
throughout the world by broadly
licensing their seed and trait
technologies to other companies.
In addition to these they also
manufacture Roundup® and
other herbicides used by farmers,
consumers and lawn-and-garden
professionals.
At the heart of Monsanto are the
farmers, who the company considers
as their lifeline.
solutions to protect plant health
and minimize environmental
impact.
This is achieved through the
combination of traditional plant
breeding with modern techniques
to produce vegetable seeds that help
farmers better withstand nature’s
challenges.
Monsanto shares real-time
weather and specific field data
with farmers to provide them with
the information they need to make
the best decisions for their farm
throughout the growing season.
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