SEEDTREATMENT

IN

VEGETABLES

CHALLENGES AND

OPPORTUNITIES

Rene Huijsmans (Syngenta Seedcare Lead BNL)

LONG PATH AND EXPONENTIAL COST TO DEVELOP A NEW MOLECULE

Profiling

Support

Evaluation

Discovery

100’000molecules p.a.

5’000

1 product

30

Years since discovery0 3 6 >8

Total costs (USD m) 260

Cereals

Soybean

Corn

Specialty

DFC

Vegetables

Rice

GLOBAL SEED TREATMENT MARKET BY CROP

1 Syngenta Seedcare internal estimates - Seed Treatment Market in 2016

Seed treatment Market1 by crop

2 crops

1 crop

1 crop

10 crops

3 crops

400 crops

1 crop

VEGETABLES: OVER 400 DIFFERENT CROPS!

PROPERTY OF POPCHARD LAB

CompoundEU Review Current Status

ANNEX-1

outlook

Vegetable

seedtreatment

EU Review Status Expiry Expectation Expectation

Thiamethoxam Withdrawn 2019

Tefluthrin Included 2024

Metalaxyl-M Inclusion ? 2018

Fludioxonil Included 2019

Thiabendazole Included 2015

Thiram Inclusion ? 2018

Thiophanate-methyl Included 2017

Iprodione Non inclusion 2018

Imidacloprid Included 2021

Fipronil Non inclusion 2018

Chlorpyrifos Inclusion ? 2019

Cyantraniliprole 2018

VEGETABLES SEED TREATMENT PORTFOLIO:

DECREASING NUMBER OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

Maxim 480 Registration project + Apron XL label extension: started in 2007:

Both not finished yet

Costs for Maxim 480FS vegetables only up to now: > € 6 mio (dossier, registration costs)

CHALLENGES IN APPLICATION OF VEG SEEDTRT PRODUCTS

A. Vegetable seedtreatment value is relatively small and differentiated

1. Many crops, many different fungi, insects, to control

2. Extrapolation crop to crop not standardized

B. Few countries interested because of centralized highly specialized

production (NL (WW no 2), FR, UK, DE, DK, It, Esp)

1. NL: Seen in EU as center of excellence, high economic effect:

C. Eu regulation and country specific regulation

Example Maxim 480 FS

1. Time lines

2. Different crops on label

3. Same crops, other risk mitigation (max number of seeds)

4. Minor crop regulation

5. Third party registration

D. Application for export (in EU and Outside EU)

1. In some countries (FR,HUN, ESP)

1-2 MAXIM 480FS NL (RMS) MAXIM 480FS LABEL AND TIME LINES

Crops Netherlands Belgium FR UK DE ESP HUN

RMS 20-09-

201328-07-2014 21-10-2014 12-09-2014 10- 2017 10-04-2014 01 2015

Baby leaf crops M M3

Borekole / Kale M M M3 M M

Broccoli M M M M3 M M M

Brussels Sprouts M M M M3 M M M

Cabbages M M M M M M M

Carrots M M M M M M M

Cauliflower M M M M3 M M M

Celeriac M M M M3

Cellery (leaf) M M M M M M

Collard M3

Fennel M M M M3 M M M

Garlic

Herbs M

Kohlrabi M M M M3 M M M

Leek M

Onions M M M M M

Oriental Cabbage M M M M3 M M M

Parsley M M M M3 M M

Parsley root M M M3 M M

Parsnip M3

Purslane

Radish M M M3 M M

Red Beet M3

Rocket M M

Salad Onion M M M3 M

Shallots M M M3 M

Spinach M M M M

Turnip (Navet FR,

Raap NL)M

Winter radish M M Mback

3 SAME CROPS, OTHER RISK MITIGATION (MAX. NUMBER OF SEEDS)

UK Registration in Spinach: no conditions/ mitigation

measurements on seed quantities

8

back

4-5 MINOR CROP REGULATION / THIRD PARTY REGISTRATIONS

Many Vegetable Crops are considered as Minor Crops

• Several countries have a registration system for use of seed

treatments in minor crops

• E.g. France, UK, Belgium and Germany

- NL does not have a minor crop procedure for seedtreatment in Vegetable

crops.

• Third party registrations

• Possible in BE, UK and DE

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D.APPLICATION FOR EXPORT IN THE EU AND OUTSIDE THE EU

• Concept of export licenses applies: export licenses allow individual countries within the EU to

grant permission for treatment of seeds intended for export outside the EU

• France, Spain and Hungary: local solutions in place which allow for the use of products for

treatment of seeds for export outside the EU

France Spain Hungary

A letter from the Ministry of Agriculture allows

for the treatment of seeds for export outside

of the EU as long as the active substance(s)

are registered in the destination country. This

position is confirmed by a decision of the

constitutional council.

Permit issued by the Ministry of Agriculture,

Food and the Environment allows for the use

of products for treatment of seeds for export

outside of the EU as long as the product(s)

are registered in the destination country.

Minor use extensions for TMX seed treatment

products on greenhouse crops allows for the

use of the products for treatment of seeds for

export.

• Denmark: Ok (but not yet published for Thiamethoxam)

• Germany, Belgium are exploring options locally to allow

products for treatment of seeds for export outside of the EU

RESULTS OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COUNTRIES

• Vegetable seedcare complex to manage for CP and Seed

companies

- High threshold for CP companies to create a workable solution

- High costs and liability aspects for seed companies exporting WW.

• Timeline constraints in registrations between countries

- Differences in possibilities depending on location (in a Global market)

- Application issues (crops and dose rates)

- No registration, no communication: no grower support in importing countries

• Different views on Crops / Minor crops

- Trt allowed in one country, sowing in all EU

- Moving seeds for trt and back.

- Seedbag labelling

• Application for export

- Effect on the global market

• RESULT: Not harmonized EU and country regulation

creates VUCA world for all involved in seeds and seed treaments

Classification: Public

SYNGENTA VIEW

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SEEDS APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES IMPORTANCE IN MODERN AND FUTURE

AGRICULTURE: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL

Agronomic benefits • Maximise seedling establishment and early plant growth

• Increase seedling’s ability to withstand external abiotic and biotic stresses

Reduced environmental impact • Allows to reduce the use of AI by area

Higly effective • Cost effective compared to broadacre pesticide applications

Targeted protection • Effective against a broad range of insects, nematodes, diseases, abiotic

stresses

• Small amount of active ingredient providing extended protection during

SYNGENTA SEEDCARE STRATEGY: FARMORE® TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

FarMore® Technology is the first comprehensive combination of

- separately-registered seed protection products,

- proprietary application technologies

- dedicated seed treatment services

Maximizing vegetable production value by enhancing performance and quality.

Value Market approach:

Price of solution depends on

Seed Value

SYNGENTA SOLUTIONS FOR SMALL SEEDED VEGETABLES

FARMORE® TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

APPLICATION

Grower use recommandations

Quality monitoring through high standard tests coordinated by

our Seedcare Institute network and partners

(Loading analysis, seed safety, dust management,

etc.).

SERVICES

Proven application recipe

Customized crop use rates

Professional application

Combining knowledge for

using High Tech equipment

PRODUCT

Separately registered seed

treatment products and

technologies in as many

crops as possible

FARMORE® F200 CREATING SEED TREATMENT PORTFOLIO WITH A LICENSE

TO OPERATE FOR VEGETABLE SEED COMPANIES ALL OVER THE GLOBE

No Restriction / Registered

Registered at different rate than EU

Registered in some crops

Restricted

Unknown

Updated 9/2018

Note: This map is a summary valid as general view on main crops. To be precise, a

similar map has to be built on a crop by crop basis and can differ per product

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