Syngenta Collaborates with Heritable Agriculture to Apply AI in Vegetable Seed Placement

Key Takeaways:

• Syngenta partners with Heritable Agriculture to leverage AI for vegetable seed selection
• Collaboration aims to predict optimal seed performance by region and climate
• AI tools will analyze genetics, environment, soil, and weather data
• Goal is to provide growers with the best-performing varieties in diverse conditions

Syngenta Partners with Heritable Agriculture

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and Heritable Agriculture announced a collaboration to apply artificial intelligence (AI) in determining the best vegetable varieties for growers. The initiative aims to use AI tools to accelerate seed placement decisions by analyzing historical data on geographical conditions, crop trials, and other key variables.

Matthew Johnston, Global Head of Vegetable Seeds and Flowers at Syngenta, said, “Planting the right seed is critical to a grower’s success. New technologies such as AI can help us bring the best innovation to the field or greenhouse.”

Syngenta and AI in Agriculture

Heritable Agriculture, founded at Google X, will use AI to model the interaction between genetics, soil variables, and weather conditions to predict vegetable seed performance. Brad Zamft, CEO of Heritable Agriculture, commented, “This collaboration with their vegetable seeds team is a great example of the kinds of markets and applications that can be embraced when targeting the latest in AI towards all portions of the agricultural industry.”

Syngenta’s Global Seed Operations

Syngenta has been active in integrating AI across its business, including the launch of Cropwise AI within its digital platform. The company operates in more than 60 countries and ships vegetable seeds to 124 countries. Its heritage in vegetable breeding spans over 150 years, positioning it as one of the most global organizations in the seed industry.

Johnston added, “We’re thrilled to partner with a leader in AI and decision science in the agricultural space, which will provide an exciting opportunity to explore how to better leverage our portfolio for the benefit of growers.”