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Back to EpisodesSyngenta's New BioSTaR Center: A Boost for UK Agriculture
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Syngenta, a major agrichemical company, is building a new one hundred million pound research center in Berkshire, UK, focusing on biological pesticides and AI tools for sustainable farming. The center, called BioSTaR, will house hundreds of scientists and is expected to open in 2028. This investment is praised by government officials as a sign of faith in British agricultural science, following tensions with drug companies. Syngenta also announced it will stop producing paraquat due to lawsuits and is considering a huge stock market listing in Hong Kong.
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