The offer will launch in Latin America and Europe for corn, soy, cereals and sunflower, combining biological crop inputs with a farmer carbon credit program under Syngenta’s label.
Syngenta and Groundwork BioAg have formed a strategic partnership to commercialize mycorrhiza-based biological crop products and soil carbon solutions, pairing crop performance and soil health benefits with a carbon credit revenue stream for farmers. Syngenta will market the products under its own label, initially targeting corn, soy, cereals and sunflower in Latin America and Europe, while Groundwork BioAg will handle manufacturing, supply, digital tooling and development of the full carbon program. The companies said the offering is designed to improve nutrient and water uptake through mycorrhizal fungi (soil microbes that live alongside roots), support resilience to plant stress, strengthen soil health and build long-term carbon stocks. Executives from both companies framed the tie-up as part of a broader shift toward biologicals in agriculture and as a pathway for agricultural climate mitigation through soil carbon sequestration (storing atmospheric carbon in soil).