{"id":20794,"date":"2026-06-15T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=b891332771c8332c58cf66f03ab89425"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:35:00","slug":"syngenta-signs-mou-to-be-strategic-partner-in-indias-first-open-data-agricultural-ecosystem-annam-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=20794","title":{"rendered":"Syngenta Signs MoU to Be Strategic Partner in India\u2019s First Open-Data Agricultural Ecosystem Annam.AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAgricultural innovation leader to contribute with agronomic expertise in building accurate crop health, pest forecasting and heat stress models<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--India\u2019s agriculture sector is a global powerhouse, uniquely characterized by its massive scale, vast arable land, diverse agro-climatic zones and rich biodiversity. These strengths have propelled the country to become one of the world\u2019s leading producers of crops such as rice and wheat. However, farmers in the country face significant challenges \u2013 from erratic monsoons, severe droughts and unseasonal rains compounded by El Nino, to pests and diseases that destroy an estimated 30 percent of crops annually. More than 80 percent of India\u2019s estimated 150 million farming households are composed of smallholder farmers who operate on less than two hectares of land. This limits economies of scale, sets obstacles to the wider adoption of advanced technologies and could widen a systemic gap between large commercial agricultural operations and the bulk of its farming population.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/2830949\/5\/260616_Annam_release.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/2830949\/22\/260616_Annam_release.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/2830949\/5\/260616_Annam_release.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/2830949\/21\/260616_Annam_release.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/1732363\/5\/SyngentaGroup_Logo_English_RGB.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/1732363\/22\/SyngentaGroup_Logo_English_RGB.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/1732363\/5\/SyngentaGroup_Logo_English_RGB.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260615154481\/en\/1732363\/21\/SyngentaGroup_Logo_English_RGB.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nProviding India\u2019s farmers with free, real-time and personalized agricultural intelligence \u2013 at scale \u2013 could transform the country\u2019s agriculture.<\/p><p>\nThis vision is at the heart of an ambitious program called Annam.AI, which aims to build a nationwide agricultural intelligence backbone based on open data, that enables precision agriculture and fosters climate resilience. This would provide India\u2019s farmers hyperlocal, AI-powered advisories that integrate crop intelligence, real-time microclimate data and multilingual engagement tools. Annam.AI (Alliance for Next-gen Nourishment through Agriculture Modernization, and denoting \u201cfood\u201d in Sanskrit language) is backed by the Government of India through the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, global technology partners such as Google, and is driven by IIT Ropar, a premier engineering and technology university in Punjab that is part of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) system.<\/p><p>\nSyngenta, a global leader in agricultural innovation with a long-standing presence in India, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to be a strategic partner in the Annam.AI program, at an event in Nice, France attended by India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and France\u2019s President Emmanuel Macron. Syngenta is to leverage its R&amp;D and agronomic expertise in building accurate crop health, pest forecasting and heat stress models.<\/p><p>\nJeff Rowe, Syngenta Group\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, said: \u201cAt Syngenta we're creating breakthroughs for farmers in every field, to deliver higher yields with lower impact. Annam.AI presents a unique opportunity to contribute to a transformative, digital foundation for Indian agriculture that will benefit more than 600 million people in this country. We are deeply honored to work with many talented and committed people in India\u2019s government and universities, as well as with other innovation leaders in fulfilling this vision.\u201d<\/p><p>\n<b>About Syngenta Group<\/b><\/p><p>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syngentagroup.com%2Fen&amp;esheet=54553474&amp;newsitemid=20260615154481&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Syngenta+Group&amp;index=1&amp;md5=22757dcda8f73935bc8ac8650648f2e5\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Syngenta Group<\/a> is one of the world\u2019s biggest agricultural innovation companies, employing over 50,000 people in more than 90 countries. Syngenta Group is focused on developing technologies and farming practices that empower farmers, so they can make the transformation required to feed the world\u2019s population while preserving our planet. 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