1. Pollinator Stewardship: Protecting Bees with Safe and Responsible Use
VUONG, Nguyen Truong
Crop Protection Stewardship Manager
Naypyitaw, Myanmar
February 24, 2016
Classification: PUBLIC

2. Introducing Syngenta The importance of bees About NNIs
Simple stewardship
Syngenta pollinator initiatives
Q&A
Classification: PUBLIC

3. Syngenta: Integrating technologies...
Corn
Soybean
Cereals
Diverse Field Crops
Specialty Crops
Vegetables
Sugar cane
Rice
Crop Protection
Seeds and traits
Seed care
Lawn and
Garden
...with the broadest
portfolio
in the industry
Classification: PUBLIC

4. Eforia/Alika insecticide
Corn seed
Virtako insecticide
Ortiva fungicide
Gramoxone herbicide
Veg seed
Eforia/Alika insecticide
Anvil fungicide
Sofit herbicide
Karate insecticide
Classification: PUBLIC

5. Helping growers meet the challenges of global food security
Our ambition
is to bring greater food security in an environmentally sustainable way
to an increasingly populous world
by creating a worldwide step-change
in farm productivity
large-scale farms
>100 Ha
450M
smallholder farms
~2.0 Ha
Classification: PUBLIC

6. The Good Growth Plan One planet. Six commitments.
by increasing the average productivity of the world’s major crops by 20% without using more land, water or inputs
by improving the fertility of 10 million hectares of farmland on the brink of degradation
by enhancing biodiversity on 5 million hectares of farmland
by reaching 20 million smallholders and enabling them to increase productivity by 50%
by training 20 million farm workers on labor safety, especially in developing countries
by striving for fair labor conditions throughout our entire supply chain.
One planet. Six commitments.
Classification: PUBLIC

7. The importance of bees Introducing Syngenta About NNIs
Simple stewardship
Syngenta pollinator initiatives
Q&A
Classification: PUBLIC

8. The importance of insects in crop pollination
of this,
87%
80%
crop species require insect pollination
from bees
Classification: PUBLIC

9. The Importance of Pollination: Food Security and Economy
30%
of global food production depends on bees
$120- $220bn
global economic value
Classification: PUBLIC

10. Syngenta and our customers depend on bees.
Classification: PUBLIC

11. About NNIs Introducing Syngenta The importance of bees
Simple stewardship
Syngenta pollinator initiatives
Q&A
Classification: PUBLIC

12. Type of insecticide used to control sucking pest insects
Benefits of TMX
Type of insecticide used to control sucking pest insects
SEED
SOIL
FOLIAR
Current
Future
Classification: PUBLIC

13. The importance of NNIs to modern agriculture
Less toxic
More effective
Lower dose
OLD CHEMISTRY
More toxic
Less effective
Higher dose
Classification: PUBLIC

14. How NNIs work
Pest insect ingests, inhales or touches product containing NNI
NNI acts on a specific protein in the brain of pest insects
Permanently stops pest insects from being able to feed
Classification: PUBLIC

15. NNIs can harm bees if not used properly
(as can many insecticides)
Direct spray onto crops where bees are foraging is the biggest risk on small farms
Dust from treated seeds is a risk on large farms where planters are used
Classification: PUBLIC

16. Simple stewardship Introducing Syngenta The importance of bees
About NNIs
Simple stewardship
Syngenta pollinator initiatives
Q&A
Classification: PUBLIC

17. Understand the Label
Classification: PUBLIC

18. Get to know local beekeepers
Know where their hives are located
Learn how bees benefit the crop
Classification: PUBLIC
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19. Don’t spray when bees are present
Learn when and where bees are foraging
Don’t spray when bees are present
Classification: PUBLIC

20. Maintain spraying equipment
Use the correct nozzle and spray pressure
Minimize spray drift onto adjacent fields and flowering weeds
Don’t spray if there is wind present
Classification: PUBLIC
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21. Provide alternate habitat for bees off the crop, such as flower strips or weed margins
Classification: PUBLIC

22. In summary... Syngenta’s Bee Ok Checklist
Classification: PUBLIC

23. Syngenta pollinator initiatives
Introducing Syngenta
The importance of bees
About NNIs
Simple stewardship
Syngenta pollinator initiatives
Q&A
Classification: PUBLIC

24. Syngenta Supporting Pollinators in Asia Pacific
Localised research projects
Safe Use Training Partnership
Operation Pollinator
Hives on Farms
BeeConnected
Classification: PUBLIC

25. Krishi Vikas Aivam Mahila Uthan Samiti
A N Z
A S E A N
C N
N E A
Kofu City Ag
Committee
(Snow Brand Seeds)
S A
Karnal KVK
Krishi Vikas Aivam Mahila Uthan Samiti
Classification: INTERNAL USE ONLY

26. Q&A Introducing Syngenta The importance of bees About TMX
Simple stewardship
Syngenta pollinator initiatives
Q&A
Classification: PUBLIC