Diverse field cro ps 2011 sales Targetsales Transforming the economics of sugar beet Meeting growers’ needs Global demand for vegetable oils is growing at  about 4 percent a year. Sunflower and oilseed  rape represent some 20 percent of the market  and are benefiting from rising demand for  healthy oils. Early recognition of sunflowers’ potential has  enabled Syngenta to average 18 percent  annual sales growth since 2001, with organic  expansion supplemented by seeds acquisitions.  Our global number one position in seeds is  complemented by our leading seed care  portfolio. We are also advancing technology  in oilseed rape, which in Europe represents  the main source of plant-based biodiesel. In 2011, we again achieved strong growth  as Eastern European growers increasingly  recognized the potential of sunflowers as  an export crop. While Russia and Ukraine  account for half the world’s acreage, yields  lag 30 percent behind the global average. We  are helping to close the yield gap by showing  growers the benefit of investing in hybrid seeds  that outperform local genetics, as well as in crop  protection to maximize their returns. Key areas of innovation in sunflowers include  tackling broomrape, a virulent and fast-evolving  parasite, through combinations of breeding and  chemistry. We are also working to introduce  new traits for herbicide tolerance and disease  resistance, as well as output traits sought by  the food industry such as high oleic content. Sugar beet provides 30 percent of the world’s  sugar and is also used in biogas and ethanol  production. Biotechnology is transforming  the economics of this crop, and the market  has grown rapidly since the introduction of  glyphosate-tolerant strains in 2008 and of  improved seed treatments. Syngenta scientists  have been working in partnership with the  world’s largest producer of beet-derived  sugar to modify the plant so that it can be  sown in the autumn as a winter crop. This could  significantly boost yields while improving  growers’ water efficiency.  By contrast, Argentina, the second largest  exporter, is already technologically advanced.  Yields are double those in Russia. Since the  acquisition of Monsanto’s sunflower business  in 2009, we have gained further market share  through speedy integration and by applying our  local market knowledge to rapidly expand the  available range.  Creating future value US$1,279m US$m 2015  ~1,500 Post 2015 ~2,200 • •  Integrated Solutions Seeds Crop Protection Broomrape control High value hybrids Trait launches: Clubroot Enhanced root health: VIBRANCE ™ Diversefieldcropspipelinehighlights Wild trait introgression Second generation  herbicide tolerance 2011  2015 Post 2015 Syngenta Annual Review 2011 27 SalesinDiverse  fieldcrops US$m  Crop Protection  692 Seeds  587